I think I cried myself to sleep, because the next thing I remember was waking up on the sofa with my head on Jess’ lap and she was gently caressing my hair.
“Hi sleepyhead.” She said.
“Hi. How long was I asleep?”
“Just a couple hours.”
“I’m sorry.”
“What for?”
“For ruining the party.”
“You didn’t ruin it, Sam and the party is not over yet, but I think we should fix your makeup, you look a mess.”
She went with me to the bathroom to help me with my makeup. I looked at myself in the mirror and I looked a total mess. My makeup was completely ruined. I think I looked like a clown raccoon. Jess used some cold cream to remove the makeup and 10 minutes later we came out of the bathroom with my makeup fixed.
Arriving at the living room the other girls were there waiting for us. When we entered the room they all stood up, came to me and downed me in hugs.
“Thanks, guys.” I said feeling the tears trying to leak again.
“No crying, you just had your makeup fixed.” Steph told me.
“Then don’t do things to make me teary. That or I’ll have to forget makeup for the rest of the night.”
The rest of the night was pretty fun, we watched a couple movies, talked about a myriad of subjects. I never thought girls were so open about so many things, so different from the guys that seem afraid to share things with each other.
When we were finally ready to change into our sleepwear, mom came up to me and gave me a pink silky nightgown. It was a good thing I had already removed my makeup because it was beautiful and I felt the tears building up again. When I put the nightgown on, it felt so silky and nice. We put a few sleeping bags in the living room and started to talk again for a long time.
Just before we went to sleep, I turned to the girls and said. “Thank you everyone for an amazing night. I had a great time tonight and learned a lot too, and it’s all thanks to you.”
“You are welcome Sam.” We also had a great time Steph said.
“And you were a great Barbie doll.” Liz said and we giggled.
“We better enjoy it while we can Liz. Something tells me that soon she will giving us fashion lessons.” Jess said and kissed me on the cheek.
“I think I’m going to sleep now, I can’t stay awake a minute longer.” I told them and soon I was in the land of nod.
*I was walking around a park, the same park I used to come with my father when I was little. I went to the playground and sat down on the swing. It was a nice warm day, the skies were blue and there wasn’t a single cloud around. I was lost in thought when I heard a familiar voice that I never thought I would hear again.
“Hello princess.” The voice said.
I turned around and there he was. “DADDY!!” I yelled, run to him and gave him a big hug.
“How are you, princess?”
“I’m sorry Daddy. I’m so sorry.” I said crying.
“There is nothing to be sorry, princess. It was my all my fault. Instead of trying to understand what you were going through I had to lose my temper and storm out.”
“I tried to be a good boy for you daddy, I really tried.”
“I know you did, but you shouldn’t have to. It only made you suffer and I’m sorry for it. It was my own fault I got killed, you need to let go of the guilt, princess. You look so pretty, so much like your mother.”
“Oh daddy, I missed you so much.” I said holding him tight
“I missed you too princess, and I miss your mother so much.”
“But… how? I mean how are you here?”
“I needed to talk to you, princess. I needed to tell you that I’m proud of you, you are a very brave girl.”
“But you hated when you caught me dressed up. I could see the anger and disappointment in your eyes.”
“I was a fool sweetie. I never thought of myself as being a bigot, but when I saw you dressed I had to get out, I was so mad that I had to get away or I would end up doing something I knew I would regret. While I was driving I started to cool down and think about things. In the end I was mad at me for the way I acted and I had hurt your feelings. I was on my way home to apologize when the accident happened.”
“I’m so sorry daddy. I wish you were still with us.”
“Don’t be sorry, princess, I know you feel guilty for what happened but you need to let it go. I wish I could be with you and your mom too, but it was not meant to be. I need you to let go the guilty, princess.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s the only way I’ll be able to move on. Don’t worry, I’ll always watch over you and your mother. I love you both very much.” He said and kissed my forehead.
“Does it mean I’ll never see you again?” I said in tears.
“Not like this, but I’ll always be in your heart and will always watch over you.”
“I don’t want you to go daddy.”
“I am already gone, princess. It doesn’t matter how much I would love to stay with you I can’t, it’s time for me to move on. It’s time for you to move on too. Please, do this for me. I want you to be happy, and tell your mom that I’ll always love her.”
“I will daddy. I love you so much.” I said hugging him with all my strength.
“Good bye Samantha, my beautiful daughter.”
“Good bye daddy. I love you.”*
To be continued....
Comments
awwww
I love it... the clearing of conscience, the inner chat of the father and child. Beautifully done!
__-=Foxxe=-__
no fair making me cry like this
“Good bye Samantha, my beautiful daughter.†I just lost it reading that line. what I wouldn't give to hear from my dad like that....
such a short chapter, but I
such a short chapter, but I was bawlling my eyes out...
very nice chapter, keep it up ^^
grtz & hugs,
Sarah xxx
Yes,
ALISON
'Foxxe just said it all.Thank you.
ALISON
I couldn't stop crying
I couldn't stop crying myself while writing that last part.
Sam & Jess - 11
Love the dream sequence.
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
Aaand I'm crying again...
I seem to have developed an addiction here. I look forward to my nightly episode of Sam and Jess. The length is almost perfect, short enough to be manageable, but long enough for a reasonable amount of story.
Not that I would complain if we got more, but...good enough!
This was a great episode, the ending had me crying (which, I have to admit, is pretty easy. I love these kind of stories!). Keep it coming-this is good!
Wren
Permission to fall apart
....Please? Thank you for this precious tale.
Dio vi benedica tutti
Con grande amore e di affetto
Andrea Lena
Love, Andrea Lena
That was
so beautiful....Thanks Andrea....
Kirri
An excellent story
I loved the ending that dream-place that's between this world and the next where she got to see her daddy again was wonderfully written. And that last line of her dad quite literally naming her. It takes skill to hit such an emotional spike. It's no wonder we all love this so much.
Bailey Summers