Title: Retracing Steps
Author: MissMouseMD
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: Don't own it.
A/N: Okay, I'm writing two fics at once, so I won't be able to update as often. Anyway, this is just a kind of teaser chapter, all the real action will happen in the chapters to come. Please REVIEW and tell me if you think I should continue or not. Thanks!
Numb
Meredith
It broke her heart to see him there every day.
With her.
That's why she left.
She tells herself it was because of work.
Technically, Boston Medical Center did offer her more money.
But that wasn't why she left.
She left because of him.
She knows it.
She just doesn't want to face it.
Five Years Later
Derek
He hasn't seen Meredith Grey in five years.
One day, she just disappeared.
Got a job on the east coast.
Packed up and left everything behind.
It hurt him.
Hurt him that she didn't say goodbye.
It still hurts.
His wife left him three years ago.
Said he wasn't the same man she married.
Said he wasn't trying.
It wasn't worth it.
The truth is; he's been numb.
Ever since she left.
He just can't feel anything.
Meredith
Her life is different now.
She doesn't go to bars.
Doesn't drown her worries in alcohol.
The truth is; she's been numb.
Ever since she left.
She just can't feel anything.
She keeps a distance from her coworkers.
She's a mystery to them.
She'd like to keep it like that.
She's at home, enjoying what little alone time she has, when the phone rings.
She stares at it.
It's eight o'clock on a Friday night.
Who calls on Friday night?
Curious, she picks up the phone.
Only to drop it in shock a minute later.
It was her step-mother.
Her father is dead.
She can't really believe it.
She feels like she's in a sort of dream.
She'd like to wake up now.
She makes the travel arrangements in a trance.
Two tickets to Seattle, please.
A/N: Oooh! Semi-cliffhanger! Review, please, and I'll continue.I really appreciate it!