JOSEF
I frowned as I stepped through the doorway to Meredith’s hospital room.
She’d woken up shortly after arriving and had sobbed uncontrollably until the doctor gave her a mild sedative. I wondered why she cried so hard for a stepfather she barely saw anymore by her own admission.
Nothing was making sense to me. Not her reactions. Not my feelings.
Nothing.
Awake now, but turned away from me, she looked so much like she had all those years ago. I took a moment to study her, committing this version of her to memory.
Still so petite. Too fragile for this world. So precious.
Her hair was spread out against the white pillow behind her head, and I clenched my fists to stop myself from reaching for it.
The color was so like the fire I’d seen in her eyes those precious few moments she’d been animated in that boardroom.
It might be sick, but I loved it when she told me off.
Whatever.