Disclaimer: Creep belongs to Radiohead. I don't own the series and the song.
Creep
It was the anniversary of her mother's death.
Honestly, she did not know what the hell she was doing here, in this world. She believed she had a mission, to serve and protect. But who would protect her? Who would be there for her when she needed? She couldn't count on her brothers because they were living in different states and had their own lives.
If her mother had been here, she would know what to do and she would have comforted her own daughter from all the pain she felt.
"Teresa?"
A soft male voice startled her and she wiped her tears hastily before turning around.
"Jane, what are you doing here?"
She saw his eyes fill themselves with pain, but he smiled a sad smile.
"Visiting"
"Oh"
"Your mother?"
"Yeah. It's that time of the year"
"I see…"
They stood silent for a couple of seconds before he moved next to her.
"You want to tell me what you're thinking right now? Or do I have to guess?"
That brought a chuckle from her and she sat on the grass near the grave.
"When I was little, my mom would step into our backyard just to play with me. My brothers loved my mother but they would rather be playing with my father, so we would go outside, she would take a huge sheet and we would lie down there, just looking at the sky. Mom would always make me laugh with the funny stories she told. Then we would be interrupted by dad and he would tickle me until I couldn't breathe of laughing so hard. My brothers were always a bit jealous because I was the closest one to my mom. Dad was my hero, but mom…she was my guardian angel. And when one day all that was took away from me, I had no one to be here, guiding me, protecting me. Sometimes I think about how it would be if she was still here. Would she ask me when I planned to get married and have 2.5 kids? And I…"
She couldn't talk anymore. Patrick pulled her to his arms while she cried. He understood her pain, probably because he had been wondering the same thing about his wife and child since they were taken away from him.
"I've got you Teresa. Sshh… I'm right here. You're safe now"
Seconds, minutes, maybe an hour passed while she cried and he fought to keep her demons away from her.
She stopped crying and looked at him with those bright green-eyes.
"Thank you Patrick"
"You know you can count on me for everything you need. I'm right here"
"I know. Same here"
"Now young lady, keep those eyes shinning and let's go, shall we?"
She flashed him a brilliant smile before reaching for his hand and together, they walked away.