-𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐄-𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐀-

One second I'm laughing about Theo and his stupid jokes that I've heard thousands of times and the next second hell breaks open. His heart stopped and paramedics came rushing into his room. They tried everything they could for 1,5 hours getting him back to life, losing him again, getting him back, losing im... so on and so on until Theo didn't get back to life anymore. I cried while I said my goodbyes to him. Knowing I had fullfilled his biggest last wish. Make his divorce happen exacly how he wanted. His wife got nothing from him. Not a single pound went her way. On top of that she had to turn up for all the court expanses. Theo won big time and he wasn't even there to witness it or in the right mindset to even know what he won. At some point in the evening he was covered by a big white blanket to hide his body that was now dead. A memory entered my mind when I looked at his face for the last time.

"I think I might be the luckiest man on this planet with a daughter like you Lily."

"I'm the luckiest daughter on this planet to have you dad..."

It had given me a mixed feeling. He felt lucky to have me around but he called me by his daughter her name. The daughter who hated him. Who was disgused by his actions towards her mother. Around 23:00 I went downstairs and entered an office to do his final paperwork. To get him to his final rest place and have his family called to take contact with me to look into his final will and who received what of him. I was almost done... I was only one signature away of it being over and suddenly, I felt overwhelmed to leave Theo in the past. To leave this man behind. The man that had done so much for me. The door opened and with watery eyes I looked up. Blue eyes found mine and pierced straight through the last bricks that kept my walls up against my tears. Tears fell from my eyes and rolled down my cheeks as George his worries face became a blur to me. 

"oh Isa... it's okay to cry."

I stood up as we walked towards each other and before George knew it I had launched myself into his arms. he held me tightly in his embrace. one arm around me waist and with his free hand he stroked my hair in a comforting way. I had never needed him or any one else like I needed it now. His arms felt safe as the tears ran down my cheeks and soft sobs left my mouth. 

"It's alright Isa... I'm here... I'm here"

His voice was soft and soothing as his embrace thightened on me. His soft and even breaths calmed me down as his body felt warm against mine. 

"Isa what happened?"

"Cardiac arrest."

"You were with him in the room weren't you?"

"yeah..."

my voice was soft and fragile and even with that one simple word my voice broke. My voice broke just like my heart shattered into a million the moment I heard them mutter softly "time of death 22:12". The moment all their faces looked at each other and then with a face full of regret and guilt they looked at me. Like they were telling me his time of death and not just announcing it. I had taken in a shaking breath as they all expected me to cry right away. 

"Isa... do you want to finish the paperwork tomorrow?"

"No I would rather do it now."

"Okay..."

I signed that final signature and looked at it. That right there is the meaning of the end of our chapter. There won't be any Theo and Isa moments ever again. George held my hand as we walked to his car. he softly squeezed it as we stood still in front of the building and I looked at the window where Theo his room is... was? I don't even know.

"Let's get you home..."

He opened the passanger door for me and I climbed in staring in front of me for what felt like an eternity. I only noticed we were in the garage of the apartment building when George opened my door. I looked him into his eyes and the only thing I could find in them was worry. He worried about me all the time. Just like Theo said to me. I told him about George many times... not that he would remember but you get the idea. Everytime he would say that George would be my person. My person to laugh with, my person to help, my person to spend my life wth, my person to love until the day we die. I never believed him but in this moment... I think he might be right. 

"Don't look at me like that Isa."

"look at you like what?"

"Like you are gonna try and kiss me."

I looked down to the ground and sighted. I softly shake my head before George takes my face between his hands. He forces me to look at him. His hands still cupping my cheeks as he softly rubs his thumbs over my cheeks.

"What's going on in your head Isa?"

"I don't know if it's because I really feel this way or that I'm so overwhelmed with everything that I think this way. Nothing makes sense yet everything does."

"It's okay to feel confused Isa..."

"But I don't feel like I'm confused. I feel like my heart is doing the thinking for the first time since forever. I feel like my brain lost of my heart and that now my heart is leading me."

"Isa... what are you trying to say?"

"I think... I might have feelings for you George. I know that it isn't ideal and I know you probably don't want me after all you've found out about me in the past weeks, months even..."

He looks at me. His thumbs stop moving and he looks me dead in the eye. No emotion in his eyes or displaying on his face. My voice a soft pleading whisper...

"Say something... George, please say something..."

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