Revelations
Then
"He's drinking again," I said.
Isaac was next to me, propped against a pillow, reading. He dropped the book and turned his head, his expression hard.
"What an asshole." He was quiet for a moment, the next words out of his mouth stunning me. "Do you ever wish he died, Nina?"
I didn't say anything.
"If he was gone, you would be free," he whispered.
He reached for me, and I curled into him.
"He's caused so much pain. I just wish he'd stop."
"Don't worry, he will," Isaac murmured.
Isaac was next to me, propped against a pillow, reading. He dropped the book and turned his head, his expression hard.
"What an asshole." He was quiet for a moment, the next words out of his mouth stunning me. "Do you ever wish he died, Nina?"
I didn't say anything.
"If he was gone, you would be free," he whispered.
He reached for me, and I curled into him.
"He's caused so much pain. I just wish he'd stop."
"Don't worry, he will," Isaac murmured.