Janie's POV: Touring's been difficult lately. I keep thinking about my dad. He still performs "Under Pressure" with me, but I can see the weakness in his eyes. He's not himself, and neither am I. I getting ready to just postpone the rest of the tour. I go on break now until January or February. I just hope dad can make it. We got home and dad and I were talking. He handed me a piece of paper. I opened it up. It was a bucket list. I closed my eyes and bit my lip, holding my tears back. He knows he's dying. I looked at some things on the list. He had "Perform with Janie" and "Be with Iman 20 years" crossed off. "When did you make this?" I choked out. "When you were diagnosed." He said. He made this to do everything he wanted to do with me in case I became terminal. I held back my tears. I kept looking at the list.
"Write a new album with Janie
Show Janie snow
Road trip" I read just a few, then saw the last two.
"Watch Janie graduate
Walk Janie down the aisle."
I felt tears stream down my face. I hugged my dad. He held me tightly. "Where do you wanna start?" He asked. I pulled away and sniffled. "Wherever you want to." I said. "How about the album? I'm stuck on a song." He said. I chuckled slightly and nodded. He brought out a notebook labeled "Blackstar". He showed me a song called "Lazarus". I swallowed hard. I knew what it meant. "Mind helping me with the chorus?" He asked. I thought about it...
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Like Father, Like Daughter
FanfictionJanie Bowie has kept under the radar, until now. Being the only daughter of rock legend David Bowie, this would make her a very popular girl, right? Wrong. In fact, this has caused her to be a target for bullies in her school. Underneath her shy ext...
