My Best Friend's Dad
I know it's because of what happened this evening, or maybe it was the weight of what this tattoo meant.
As Demi prepared the ink and traced the design on my shoulder, Tristan reached for my hand and squeezed it.“Are you okay?” he asked. I nodded, though my throat burned.
The buzzing needle began, and I braced for pain, but it wasn’t pain... It was release. With every line she etched into my skin, it felt like I was reclaiming something. Not just loss, but love and strength.
I stared forward, my eyes were wet, watching the needle move with precision in the mirror. “I feel like I didn't get to say goodbye in a proper way,” I whispered.