Chapter 26 - MELIORA’S LAST MESSAGE
Four years after everything ended, Meliora sent one message through Naomi.
Not to Kerensa.
To me.
I read it.
Godric,
I spent years telling myself you ruined what I built.
You did not.
I built something that depended on a four-year-old being easier to manage than an adult would be.
When she resisted, I treated resistance as a production problem.
The clippers were the moment I could no longer pretend that was harmless.
You were wrong to hit me and cut my hair.
I was wrong long before you walked through the door.
I am not asking to see Kerensa.
If she ever asks about me, tell her I knew she said no.
I heard it.
I continued anyway.
That is the part I am sorry for most.
Meliora
I read it twice.
Then forwarded it to Maya for secure storage in case Kerensa ever wanted it as an adult.
I did not answer.
May you like
No need.
Some apologies are complete when they stop asking the harmed person for labor.
