the secret child

chapter 17

As me and Antonio pulled back up to the fire house I waved and thanked him for today before I made my way back inside, I made my way pasted everyone and too my dads office to put my bag down but I noticed it on the way in it was empty, nothing was in there anymore... what's going on...

I dropped both of my bag and jogged out to the common room where I saw everyone standing talking to my dad, I just stared at everyone trying to figure out what was happening. after a couple minutes I made my presents aware I was there "is there something I should be aware of?" everyone stopped talking and parted as my parents stepped towards me and stopped when they got to the middle of the room. 

"how about we got outside." my dad suggested, I already knew something was up so I was staring to get even more anxious as we headed to the driveway of the firehouse. we sat there for a couple of minutes in silence which ended up growing my anxiety as I took off my mask.

"do you know what I use to tell you about firefighters Childern?" my dad asked. I shook my head remembering

"yes I do. about how we make sure that we take care of falling firefighter kids and our families. and what ever they need we make sure to be there for them." I said unsure how this could go.

"do you remember Andy?" my mom asked. moving to stand next to my dad. I nod, "well he had kids and your dad need to go help them." 

"okay well how long will you be gone for?" I asked thing it would only be for a week or two... only to get this answer.

"I will be gone for a while hunny a year maybe even two." he said looking at me. I stood there in shock and relized what he was saying 

"what doing you mean, when you do you leave?" I asked 

 "now hun. I need the earliest flight to get there." he said. 

"what?!? what do you mean, mom supposed to be going to Puerto Rico tomorrow, for who knows how long. what's going to happen to me?" I said started to cry.

"we can Skype and FaceTime, it will all be fine hunny." he said.

"but what about me, what about mom. your just leaving?" 

"hunny I got to so I can help them, they need help and I will be back as soon as you know it and if you ever need me I will always pick up the phone."he said as he pulled me into a hug. I sat there and just cried on his shoulder

after a while of just hugging. he started to let go but I didn't. "I got to go now but I love you so much and you be good while im gone, okay?" as he said that I still wasn't letting go, I didn't want him to go 

"I dont want you to go, please dad stay please stay." he was still trying to get me off and when he did someone came and grabbed me in a bear hug as he walked down to his truck and got in and went off. as I watched his truck drive off, I just fell I couldn't fight anymore. he just let and won't come back for some time. 

for the rest of my moms shift I just stayed hidden in my dads empty office... I couldn't believe that after all of this he just left even though he knew mom was leaving tommorow and I will be by myself and I dont even know what's going to happen to me...

all these though were swirling in my head as my eye lids slowly start to close in the darkness on my dads bunk, a click as the door opens and a warm cover over my body. 

"you will never be alone, always remember that." I heard someone say as my is consumed in a dark sleep.

who do you think that is ? who should be her person once everyone leaves?