11-06-2018, 07:45 PM
Her words were like punches to the gut and he couldn't breath. They hurt so much more than the fight at the Almaz. Even with her trying to be kind.
Or because she was trying to be kind. He couldn't breath and his eyes washed with tears. Happiness- no, not happiness. Joy sat before him, ready and waiting.
And he wasn't good enough. Not yet.
And the worst part? The thing that absolutely killed him? She was right. He wasn't a father. Not yet. Nor was he a husband.
And he didn't hate her. But his heart broke all the same.
He needed out. He needed to be free of Yun Kao. For ma and pop. For his siblings and nieces and nephews. And now for Zara. Zara and Danya.
"Ok," was all he said. All he could say, the tiny weight of their daughter against his side, the soft sounds of her breathing the most beautiful thing he'd ever heard. "I will, Danya. For her. For you."
Or because she was trying to be kind. He couldn't breath and his eyes washed with tears. Happiness- no, not happiness. Joy sat before him, ready and waiting.
And he wasn't good enough. Not yet.
And the worst part? The thing that absolutely killed him? She was right. He wasn't a father. Not yet. Nor was he a husband.
And he didn't hate her. But his heart broke all the same.
He needed out. He needed to be free of Yun Kao. For ma and pop. For his siblings and nieces and nephews. And now for Zara. Zara and Danya.
"Ok," was all he said. All he could say, the tiny weight of their daughter against his side, the soft sounds of her breathing the most beautiful thing he'd ever heard. "I will, Danya. For her. For you."