The Gift (On Hold)

Chapter Four

i sighed as i walked up the porch to my house. I jiggled the handle to the door.

"shit..." i mumbled. "locked..." i sighed putting down my stuff and walked around the side of the house, i opened the sprinkler case and grabbed the spare key. i sighed and unlocked the door. i entered the house, the smell of something burning hit my nose.

"Dad?!" i shouted throwing my stuff on the ground and ditching my shoes, "Dad are you home?!" i yelled again, still no answer. i walked into the kitchen, the smell getting stronger. "Ugh! Dad were are you!" i shouted covering my nose. i spotted a note on the kitchen table.

~~~~~~NOTE

Dear Alex,

Hun I'm so sorry! the fire department called and needed me to come in fast, there is a forest fire and i had to help with it, I'm sorry, i started cooking a pie, it should be done by the time you get home, if you got home late then pull it out right away! Anyways I'm so sorry sweetie i was going to take you to an amusement park before your birthday but i had to go into work i hope you forgive me, and we still have two days until your birthday, i will take you to dinner and to the amusement park, dinner is going to be a little late, and I'm sorry for that, but i promise i will pick up a pizza and we will watch any show you want to tonight, don't worrie dear, ill be home soon and  i will make sure to be safe! i love you sweetie,

                                                  Love Daddy <3

i swallowed hard, Dad left to go fight a forest fire, those are dangerous!

"Be safe Daddy..." i whispered to myself. then something started blaring. the fire alarm?

"Shit! the pie!" i scram running to the oven, in the process i knocked over a thing of flour i pulled the oven open black smoke when every were, "Dad don't leave something in the oven next time! this house could have burned down!"  then the phone rang, i pulled out some hot pads and  set the pie on top of the oven then ran over to the phone, my feet slipped on the pile of flower and i crashed to the ground, a cloud of flower surrounding me. The  phone continued to ring.

"Ugh!" i sat up and grabbed the phone off the table, still sitting in the flower. "Hello?" i coughed.

"Hello, this is your alarm system, we call because at two forty five your fire alarm went off, were calling to make sure everything is all right." The alarm system informed.

"Yeah yeah were fine. My dad left something in the oven then forgot about it." i mumbled.

"Are you sure? who is this?" they asked.

"This is his daughter who just had a shitty day at school and her day at home isnt getting any better. now i tell you. were fine."

"can i talk to the parent of this house?" her annoying voice asked

"no! hes not here! he out trying to put out that forest fire! OK and I'm really worried so just leave me alone! have a good day!" i hung up. i sighed and lied down in the flower. "Daddy don't get hurt please please please! you cant leave me." i cried.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Half 'n Hour later

the TV blared i started at it, still covered in flour.

"And were back! Jane whats happening over at the Forester's edge?" the announce asked.

"Well Jake the fire is spreading rapidly..." it showed clips of the fire, it rowed it life, eating every thing "The fire fighters are trying there best to fight it off..." then i saw my Dad, his equipment looked hot and like it was weighting him down, he had a huge hose, spraying water, then a tree fell.

"Dad!" i shouted, the tree looked like it had crushed him, "Dad!!" i shouted louder at the TV tears coming to my eyes.

"Jake! it looks as though someone got hurt!" shouted Jane the camera crew ran over, i saw them pulling Daddy out of the fire, he was unconscious.

"No cameras please!" shouted one of fire men, he pushed the crew back and i saw my Dad get pulled away. i began to sob.

"Daddy! NO!" i cried loudly.

i stared at the TV for hours, waiting for more information on my Dad, none came, i pulled out my phone, no new messages, i stared at the phone longer then back at the TV, the fire was out now, but there was still no new news about Dad.

then the door opened, i was now in a trance with the TV waiting, waiting.

"Alex?" a voice asked my head whipped around, Dad stood there, covered in soot.

"Daddy!!!" i shouted running into his arms,

"Sweetie whats wrong?" Dad asked, smoothing my hair back.

" i saw it! i saw the tree fall on you, i saw them pull you out from under it!" i sobbed into his shirt.

"Hun its OK, the tree didn't hurt me just knocked me out and gave me a few scratches." he soothed,

"I was so scared Dad! your all i have i cant lose you!" i sobbed he hugged me tight.

"Honey its OK... now tell me why are you covered in flour?" he asked, i whipped my tears away and explained it to him.

Daddy was ok, this time. who knows what will happen next time, i cant lose him, cant lose him ever, he agreed to quit his job as a fire fighter for me, he would do it next time he got the call. he could never know how much he scared me, how much i worried about him every time he left for a job. I'm just glad hes safe with me, for now.