Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 91

Chapter 91 ~ Are you proud?

ATHEN

"Hi mum, Dad."

The words leave my mouth barely above a whisper as I crouch beside the two headstones, brushing away the dried leaves clinging to their bases.

I was given a leave day so I could visit my parents' grave. for their memorial I came here every year and sadly this is the first time I've visited with good news.

Tears blur my vision as I trace my fingers over the engraved names

Elena and Marcus Dawson

My parents.

My everything.

"I'm sorry," I whisper, my voice cracking like brittle glass. "I should've come sooner."

The guilt coils tighter in my chest, like a vice. Last year, I couldn't bring myself to step foot here.

I was drowning in pain, in fear, in the crushing weight of being told I had killed my

own son.

the legacy." Mum always said to me, but how can I when

in my head, stern but kind, telling me to stand tall.

But they aren't here.

I'm so alone.

wind picks up slightly, rustling the trees as if they're responding. My arms wrap around myself as

scrubbed in today," I say, forcing a small smile as I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear. "It

bite my lip, shaking my head with a soft laugh. "You'd be proud," I add, staring at the names carved in stone. "I know you would." "I just wish you were here to hug me." I choke. "I wish I could

fall freely now, soaking into the collar of my coat, tracing the

you. God, I miss

through hair, and for a second, almost believe it's my mum's hand on my shoulder. Or

every time I so much as grazed my knee," I say, my voice

watery and broken. My knees press

under me. My fingers trace the letters

"I miss you."

The way Dad used to hum when he cooked. The way Mum always knew when I was lying...

spill over,

to my mouth to muffle the sob, curling into myself slightly. "Sometimes, I do all these incredible things, and I look around, waiting for someone to tell. But you're not here. You're not anywhere. And

see me. Wherever you are. I hope you

a moment, letting

there is no need to worry

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