jelly: it's been a while, i know but i've been reallly busy. So here you go. The wonderous next chapter. yay.
Meredith: I'm leaving.
Person: Meredith, don't. I'll leave.
Meredith: Seriously, I'm already gone.
Sure enough she was halfway down the path. How could he be here? She hadn't told him about this place, she'd never seen him here before. It was true, the world hated her. She hadn't realized she had started to cry, or that she was running back to Finn's car. She couldn't deal with him right now. Too bad the word still hated her, there he was, waiting for her at the bottom of the path.
Person: I'm on track, remember?
Meredith: The world hates me.
Person: I know. Talk to me.
Meredith: No. I want to leave.
Person: and go where? To mommy dearest, or how about your little boyfriend?
He said the last part with obvious hate and jealousy.
Meredith: You don't know him; you don't even know me anymore!
Person: I wanted to, you wouldn't let me! You left us Mer, all of us. You never even said goodbye.
Meredith was going to protest, but he was right. One day she'd been there, the next, she was gone, their phone numbers blocked, her email changed, and no visitors (all thanks to her mother).
Person: We were tempted to call the police until Megan saw you at the mall one day. You were different though, hanging out with the people that made your life hell, clinging to some guy that wasn't me, your boyfriend. You could have at least told me we were over.
Meredith: I'm sorry.
She whispered. She could barely talk, everything he said was right. They had been there when no one else was and she'd left them without warning. At first she'd tried to stay in touch, but she couldn't. Ellis made sure of that. Then she gave up and just, forgot. In the five months they hadn't seen each other she had switched friends, styles, groups, everything. Nothing was the same with her anymore, or him she finally noticed,
Meredith: You're different.
Person: Well isn't that calling the kettle black.
Meredith: I didn't want to leave, my mom made me, but I could have fought harder.
Her eyes got wide and her mouth dropped open.
Meredith: I'm my father!
Person: You'll never be your father.
Meredith: He didn't fight for me, and I didn't fight for you! I'm exactly like my father!
She collapsed into his arms. The same arms that had comforted her so many times before, that she had left with no goodbye, she thought they would push her away but they didn't, they were there like they had been for so long.
Meredith: I'm so sorry.
Person: It's ok. Shhh, don't cry. You know I hate it when you cry.
Meredith: Yeah, but everything that's happened today…
Person: What happened?
Meredith: Finn…
He cut her off angrily,
Person: What'd he do! I'm gonna kill him!
Meredith: Bryan don't you dare!
Bryan: Why shouldn't I!? He took my girlfriend, he obviously hurt you!
Meredith: If you would let me finish for once!
Bryan: Fine, what?
Meredith: He's moving to Seattle, and it's because of me.
Bryan: Come on. You're gonna talk to me whether you want to or not.
He took her hand and started to pull her toward a nearby bench.
Meredith: I don't want to.
Bryan: Since when have I cared?
Even though he said it jokingly, it was enough to remind her what had stated the partying. She pulled away; her eyes were immediately glazed over with a look that hadn't been there in months, coldness.
Meredith: Since never. That was the problem! You do remember why I started drinking, don't you?!
Bryan: Mer what are you…
He remembered. He was instantly cold too.
Bryan: I changed. I changed a long time ago.
Meredith: It still happened.
Bryan: It happened once!
Meredith: It never should have happened at all!
Her voice was menacing now. The memories she had repressed for years were bubbling up again and she remembered like it was yesterday.
Meredith: Thanks for reminding me why I left!
She turned and started to run away from him, to where, she didn't know. As long as it wasn't here.
Bryan: Meredith Ann Grey don't you dare take another step.
She froze and turned around. There he was, towering above her. The same way he had been almost two years ago. She wasn't afraid this time though.
Meredith: Don't you dare take another step Bryan Christopher Williams.
She walked away from him and didn't look back. He watched as she got in a car and rove off.
Bryan: fuck.
jelly: so there you go. It wasn't Derek. so there. hehehe. what do you think happened? hmm? guess away, but do it in a wonderful thing i like to call a review. It can be a christmas present to me, even if it is a bit early. : )