Cherish

His shimmering eyes, his unshaven lip, his tired demeanor. It had been a while since Greg mentioned his beloved daughter, since he treated me with his former tenderness. By Mother’s firm instructions, I was not to pry into his family matters. If only he and his daughter would make up soon, I thought. Though it would mean he would be with her instead of by my side, I could only selfishly wish that Greg might retrieve the happiness that he once selflessly shared with me. The more tortured Greg was by his scientific pursuits — the more terrified he became of his work — the farther my goal of helping him and his daughter uncover the secrets of the universe escaped from my two hands.