ALWAYS & FOREVER

CHAPTER 5

Meera's POV

I woke up sweating and panting. It was the same dream as always. He always promises to never leave me and then leaves and then there is blood, lots of it . I open my phone , its 5am I might as well get up because sleep is the last thing on my mind right now.

Then my gaze lands on today's date. The same day I lost almost everything 5 years ago. The day my mother dies and he left me. For a second I felt like I wanted to cry and scream but then I remember the promise I made to mom 5 years ago. I promised that I would never cry and I hadn't . I hadn't cried in 5 years and honestly sometimes I think that I am physically incapable of crying.

I got up went to washroom and did my business , put on a pair of leggings ,a sports bra and a  tank top over that and headed out for a run. It helps me clear my mind.

I ran for almost an hour and a half, trying my best not to picture my mom's and his lifeless body. I tried distracting myself with what dad had said yesterday. Not the best option but I had to think of something else. Marriage. He wants me to get married to some stranger. I never imagined being married to someone except him. 

My parents , especially my dad has always given me anything I wanted, he has fulfilled even the silliest of my demands. This the first he is asking something from me. Moreover how can I deny him his last wish. I always thought that he will have more time. We will have more time. 

We went to all the best oncologists yet nothing can beat cancer. How much ever I try to assure myself that there is hope and it is possible for dad to survive, deep down I know that there is only so much I can do. Guess I am getting married then. Funny how I don't even know his name. 

By the time I reach home its 7am and the sun has come out . I find dad sitting on the dining table reading the newspaper. I greet him with a small hello and go up to take a shower.

I strip my sweaty clothes and step into the shower. The hot water immediately soothes my sore muscles. After 25 mins, I step outside wrapping a towel around myself. I wear a pair of jeans and a plaid shirt. I apply some lip gloss and eyeliner . I never liked putting tons of makeup .

                                                             (Meera's outfit for the day)

Satisfied with my look I head downstairs. Dad is sitting on the dining table , waiting for me I assume. I enter the  dining room and take a seat opposite dad after kissing him on the cheek and wishing him good morning.

Mary brings out our plates and my coffee. We start eating when dad says,

"Did you think about what I said yesterday. I know is sudden an-"

"Yes", I cut him off. 

"What ??", dad asks not believing what I just said.

"I said ok. I'll marry him, whoever he is"