The only light in his dark life, the one person he could truly count on, and he had foolishly pushed her away, unable to show weakness around her. You were the comfort in his tumultuous existence, his safe haven. The realization struck him like a ton of bricks—he was suffering the consequences of your absence.

You were broken, vulnerable, and naive, but he never cared about that; you were his Little Girl, and he would do anything for you. The age gap between you didn’t matter to him; he didn’t use you—he loved you deeply, feeling the weight of the love you gave him even when you weren't together.

As days turned into weeks, his plans unraveled, and no one could fill the void you left behind. One night, after a few too many drinks, he called you. “If you were my little girl, I’d do whatever I could do, I’d run away and hide with you—I love that you have daddy issues.” His words, though slurred, were laced with sincerity. In that moment of silence on the phone, the tension hung thick, your speechless.