The Girl He Craves

Meredith’s pov

He hauled in a shaky breath, his eyes swimming with sadness. I had hit him with the

past, something that could potentially bring out the man he once was.

’She’s dead.” He whispered, pushing the photo away. “The dead can’t speak.'”

I blinked in sadness, pitying the man he is now today. “But they can still see and hear.

If mom was here, she’d smack you upside your head and then nurse your wounds.”

He clenched his fists, turning away from me completely.” Is this why you came here?

To remind me of why I’m actually doing what I’m doing? Look at me, Meredith.” His

eyes snapped up to mine suddenly and I had to take in a very sharp inhale as

emotions swam through the windows of his soul.

Father was in more pain than I realized.

’I’m a shell of a man because of her. I can love no other, I have a permanent hole in

my heart because of her. Love is selfish Meredith, the pain is unbearable. I tried to

save you from it too,” He looked over my shoulder at Grant.

He continued. “But I was too late. I need to save my grandson before it’s too late.”

I shook my head, reaching out for him. My heart ached for my father. A man who once

believed love was the answer to everything now made love his enemy. It was painful

and tormenting to watch him become this person.

When my fingers touched his hand, he flinched. His eyes swept to mine in shock. I

don’t remember the last time I held my father’s hand or the last time I voluntarily stood

this close to him.

After mom died, our father-daughter relationship was swept up and tom into shreds.

He would come home late from work, smell of booze, and trash the entire place.

I can recall listening to a few bottles shattering on the wall. I can even remember the

broken glass piercing through

rampage.

cried out in pain, he looked at

eyes, and told the maid to help me. He

day too.

stay up alone in my room,

thing that hurt that

terms with the fact that I lost my

mother.

we regarded each other coldly, like we were not father

asked and made sure to not upset

I met Grant and everything

“You’re wrong dad,’ I

a while too.

my words. There’s a flicker in his gaze,

me of the past and the way he looked at me

is beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I was sure

ever been. Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

as he swallowed and croaked out.

it comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes away,

deep within

had to go back I’d do it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d choose

again. ■

I could hear the raw emotions playing

‘Don’t you think you’re hurting her now that

son, a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his

think this is a good idea?

you see I’m trying to help him Meredith? Yes.

her all over again, but the

unbearable. Love is

hand, growing angry now

of it is

because

father had tried his best to change my mind

Grant and I run away and never turned back. In

he thinks that I

was his actions that drove me to do such

and then he lost

In a way, I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind and heart

insane to think any action they

‘I’m sorry for leaving