2010 ; 9 years old
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"Are you there daddy? It was my first day of school today. It was my first time being in a real school. I made friends already daddy. We played in the playground and I fell, I scratched my knee. It hurt a lot but it's okay now, my teacher healed it. I wish you were there to kiss my boo-boo away like you always did, remember daddy?"
"We had story time today and the teacher let me pick the book to read, I chose Peter Pan, of course. The teacher gave me a star for 'my excellent reading' daddy, I hope you're proud. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be as good at reading as I am now daddy"
"Though I had fun at school today, I wish I didn't have to go there. Now, I think I prefer homeschooling daddy. I miss Miss Evelyn, and you. I wish it was you that would teach me how to spell and read. You would always teach me those nursery rhymes, our favorite was I'm a Little Teapot, remember daddy?"
"I hope you're proud of me daddy"
"Are you there daddy?"
"I really hope you're here daddy, you promised me, remember daddy?"
The girl whispers to the poster of her dad on the wall, caressing it. She had a small smile on her face as she looks at the picture she drew of her and her Michael at school.
"I miss you so much daddy"
"I hope to see you very soon"
"I love you very very very much daddy"
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YOU ARE READING
are you there? (father MJ)
Short Story"You'll be by my side always, right daddy?" "Always"
