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I hope you all like this chapter. Meredith finally comes back to Seattle.
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Meredith was freaking out. She just landed in Seattle and was trying to think of a way to get Derek back. She knew he was being an ass towards her, but she wanted to forgive him anyway and become the couple that they were meant to be. She could do something to make him pay once they got back together – like a sex ban or something. He would hate that, she thought. But Meredith had to come up with a plan to make him hers forever. A plan that showed him that she wasn't scared of being married, having kids, or spending her life with him.
But she couldn't come up with anything. Whenever she would think about it, her brain would remind her that she wasn't ready for this and that she never would be. However, Meredith tried her best to block these thoughts. She could do this. She could do this. She had to convince herself.
Derek was nervously sitting in his car outside a very familiar residence. He had everything planned out in his head. He would show up on the doorstep of her house, she would be surprised to see him, maybe even astonished that he came back for her. Then, he would explain that he would always come back for her. He would say that they really needed to talk, and he would tell her that their favorite restaurant would be the best place to do it. Hopefully, after a candle lit dinner of chicken parm and cheesecake, he would convince her to take him back and to spend their whole life together. Then, they could go out to the trailer and spend the night with each other.
But Derek's plan was most definitely not working out the way he had planned it. He had been sitting here for close to an hour, and still, Meredith hadn't shown up. Maybe she had decided to stay in Boston and wasn't even going to bother coming back because she would just have Cristina send her things to her. Maybe she had gotten into an accident in Boston, and she was lying in a hospital bed somewhere. Maybe she had just given up on him. He kept playing all the worst case scenarios out in his mind.
After another thirty minutes had passed, Derek felt like a stalker. What would Izzie do if she saw his car parked outside her house for two hours? Probably have Alex come out and beat him up. And he would probably deserve it.
Derek decided that he would just drive back to the trailer and admit defeat. He felt like he had lost Meredith Grey forever.
After quickly picking up her things at baggage claim, Meredith started to head home. She hoped with all her soul that she would just see something that would inspire her, give her a clue on what she should do.
And just then, Meredith drove by a park. She was instantly drawn to the light that was radiating between the trees. She parked her car, and she ventured through the grass to see what these people were doing.
As she got closer, Meredith realized that these were a bunch of people, all holding a candle. She walked up to a pretty teenage girl and asked her what this group was doing so late at night. This was definitely out of the ordinary. If they were arsonists, she would need to call the police.
"We just finished our senior year of high school," said the girl with a widening grin plastered across her face. "We're celebrating by lighting candles. It's supposed to be symbolic or whatever. My friend said that the light is showing us the path for the future or some crap like that."
This girl reminded Meredith of herself in high school, without the pink hair and the black clothes. Meredith turned around and began to walk away. She realized how stupid it was that she was almost thirty, and she was so drawn to what some random teenagers were doing. But the candlelight gave her a certain feeling, a bright and shiny feeling.
She could see how it represented accomplishment. It showed a goal for the future, but also celebrated the past. All the good, bad, happiness, sadness, love, and relationships. Now, Meredith knew what she needed to do. She drove to a hardware store and walked proudly up to the salesman.
"By any chance, would you have a few hundred candles that I could buy?"
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