Short Stories

The girl who wants to fly

"Ms, have you settle down nicely?" The stewardess asks me.

I nodded my head in excitement. My name is Elizabeth Joanne and I am seven years old. My mommy and I is going to see daddy in New York. I really do love daddy but mommy said he has issues. Something about kanser. I hope he is doing well but he is now in the hospital. I would love to see daddy immediately after the flight.

He was a pilot before kanser got him. I want to be like daddy one day but I have to be smart just like daddy says. I study really hard now to get A's but I am still at B's. I guess I need to be a little more hardworking then. But everyday I build a paper swan and paper plane. I do that because I read the book about Sadako and the thousand paper cranes. Oh my do I want to tell you how much I love that story. I made a thousand already but I have to wait for my wish until I reach there.

Mommy seems a little nervous this past few days. I have seen and hear her cry for countless nights. I did not said anything to daddy when we video call him.

Just then the plane takes off into the runway and off to the skies. I can see the land from up here , oh how beautiful it is.

Suddenly I see a bird that was on smoke it was coming right at us. I was curious so I ask mommy.

"Mommy what is that bird?" I asked.

"Ahhh missile!" My mommy screams.

I did not know what a missile is but I was scared of mommy screaming so I just held on to the teddy bear daddy got for me and closed my eyes.

Hours later...

"Any survivors yes but only this little girl but her mother is dead. Elizabeth Joanne's Mother has three spikes in her head, spine  and intestines" the firemen says.

"But..." he continues.

"But what Mr Firemen?" I asked him.

"You will be send to Ms.Jones home of the orphans" the firemen says to me.

What is an orphanage I said to myself. Half way as I was brought into the car I hear the doctor on the phone.

"Both her parents are dead" he says.

I did not understand what he meant but I cannot wait to see my mom and dad at Ms.Jones orphanage. I love them so much.