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.

Dailey moved back to his chair. Christine got up, opened the

a cab

moment it connected, Merritt's anxious voice came through,

chuckled, "Shouldn't I be asking you

the worst I'd get is a beating. It's different for a girl." "Especially

for Merritt were

him, but his words, his actions, they reached

don't worry. On

in relief, "I'll warm up

"Okay."

up, gazing out the window,

was a place to

side, the mood wasn't as

off, had just

some

noodles and

looking to refuel.

swelongs to

hadn't even finished preparing his meal

but Dailey didn't

From a

e distance, the car

shrouded in

foreboding presence within,

belongs to en.kikist

biting on a plastic fork, dropped

trip to Mistwood, it was

Vista Town, keeping

was at Merritt's doorstep

good host, had

roasted sweet potato,

sweet potato suddenly

Done for.