Lost Me Gained Regret

In the end, he caved.

"I won't tie you down, just don't be with Merritt."

Wasn't that still a demand?

She had to bend to his will to gain her freedom.

Christine shook her head, weary.

Dailey felt like his head was about to explode.

After much thought, the conversation circled back to the beginning.

"Why did you break up with me?"

"Fell for Merritt?"

Christine had been flying back and forth these past few days, truly exhausted.

She had imagined that upon reaching Helena's cozy backyard, she'd just crash on the sun lounger for a bit, to catch her breath.

The airplane food was atrocious. Merritt had texted her upon her landing, mentioning Helena had saved her some dinner.

And there was roasted sweet potato.

Instead, she found herself cornered by Dailey, unable to rest or eat.

She had no patience for this endless back-and-forth.

"Yes."

As her words fell, she shifted from sitting to lying down.

Dailey loomed over her, his gaze heavy, a vast shadow casting a cold air around her.

Yet, she simply looked at him with a cool detachment, making no move to resist.

moved back to his chair. Christine got up, opened

cab

anxious

"Shouldn't I be asking you

serious, replied, "Don't joke around. I'm a grown man; the worst I'd get is a beating. It's different for a

for Merritt were

him, but his words, his actions, they reached

don't worry. On my

in relief, "I'll warm up the

"Okay."

gazing out the window, the warm

a

other side, the mood wasn't as

far off, had just

some

noodles and

looking to refuel.

swelongs to

hadn't even finished preparing his meal when he

but Dailey

From a

e distance, the car

in

foreboding presence within,

belongs to en.kikist

plastic fork, dropped a

it was

Town,

at Merritt's doorstep

good host, had brought out

roasted sweet potato, he saw the group

potato suddenly

Done for.