MARRYING My FATHER-IN-LAW
We cling to each other, sobbing into each other’s shoulders, sharing everything we’ve both been carrying.
After what feels like forever, our emotions finally settle. I pull back slightly, just enough to see his face. His eyes are searching mine, full of questions.
Is this goodbye? Is this the last time he gets to hold me?
I shake my head, tears slipping down my cheeks. “No. No, I’m not leaving you. I can’t leave you.”
Relief floods his features, but there’s still uncertainty there.
“You might not know this, but you’re the only person I have in my life right now. The only person I can count on. I don’t have a family. I don’t have friends. I just have you.” My voice cracks, the rawness of my c