Never Really Royal (Harry and Meghan Fanfiction)

Happy Birthday Dad

"We are gathered here today to celebrate the man I knew as my Dad
It's been a hard week, because I miss him and I have felt really sad
I've cried and I've cried but now I hold back the tears
As I tell you all here today about my Dad, his courage and his fears
As I look around me in this room, I see people big and small
I see you gathered here today, all of you, short and tall
But this is something that I shouldn't have to write
And right now I shall read to you, while the tears I will fight

My Dad has always been there for me, he taught me to play football
If I wasn't with him, he was always on the phone, now I wish he was here for me to call
He was a brave man, my Dad, who had shown his courage fighting wars
But he pledged his life to service too, with numerous foreign tours
But if there's one thing that my Dad taught me that I'll always remember
It happened last year in 2007 in the September
My Dad lost his Dad, my Grandad, to old age
He was ill and Dad knew that he was getting to a critical stage

But it was still hard for Dad, it broke his heart
And it broke mine to watch the two of them part
My Dad taught me that everything in life happens for a reason
Whether it's life or death, it rolls around like a season
But he taught me that everybody has to live with that
Whether it's you or me, or even a neighbours cat
As much as it breaks my heart to say, I can't bring my Dad back
And I cannot go to join him, cos if I could I would pack

But if there's anything you take away from this
I'm telling you it's ok to reminisce
It's ok to dwell on the past
Because we all know it isn't to last
We have to enjoy the times we have together
Come rain, come shine, come stormy weather
It's ok for us to be sad today
All you have to do is put your hand up and say

"I love you, I miss you and I will til the end
Because I couldn't have asked for a better best friend
You've done so much for me and I can't thank you enough
And now without you, it's going to be tough
But I'll look to the future and keep my head up high
It's ok to have a few tears in my eye
Things will work differently now, I have to adjust
Learn to live and to explore, build back my sense of trust."

And a message to my Dad as I say a goodbye at last
Thank you for the memories, I wish it hadn't gone so fast
But instead I'll work hard in honour of you
As I try my best to do the things that you taught me to do
Don't have too much fun without me up there
And never forget about Grandma, for whom I shall care
So have fun and explore but don't wonder too far
And definitely don't go forgetting about your little star." I stopped and folded up my piece of paper before returning it to my pocket and then going to sit back down next to Valley, who helped me close and kissed the top of my head.

***

"Dad, I was wondering if you could do me a favour." I said to Dad. It had been a few days since the baby party. Mom was working, at one of her final engagements before she was going on maternity leave. The girls were playing in the playroom outside. Dad was sat at the island working and I was sat on the side opposite him.

"What can I do for you Dais?" he said, shutting his laptop and then looking up at me.

"Well, you know it's my Dad's birthday next week?" I said and he nodded, "Well on my blog I kinda of want to have a feature thing on my blog of everyone writing a letter to my blog. So Valley is going to do one, and Mom and me and I was hoping you." I said. There was a pause in the room as he looked at me and then looked out the window. "You don't have to do it like as my step-Dad if you don't want to, you could do it as his friend. And if you don't want to do it at all that's fine."

"No, no, I want to do, I was just thinking about what I'm going to say." he said.

"So you'll do it?" I asked him and he smiled and nodded.