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13 Years Ago'

My eyes shot up as I heard the red junk of a pickup truck reeve.

"Daddy?" I  hollered dropping my Ken & Barbie dolls in the soft mellow grass. I sprang up in a quickness running over to the beat up truck.

"Daddy?"

"I'll be back Marie, I have to get some groceries." He said continuing to start the truck. Oh daddy, don't you get it now? Everywhere you go, I go. We're one of a kind together, remember? I dashed my tiny legs in front of the truck making my way around to the passenger side. Just as he finally started the truck, my hands quickly pulled on the door handle opening the passenger door. A deep sigh was given.

"Marie, you can't come. Your car seat is in the van, and I'm not switch cars." He disappointed me. I stood there and frowned, I tried the only weakness known to parents, the puppy face. My eyes locked on to his as we starred into each others eyes. Blue eyes, from to his brown eyes. He frowned, I smiled knowing I won this batte.

"Alright Marie, but remain in your seat. I can get a huge fine for letting you ride in this truck without a seat." He said while I began to crawl inside the truck. I took a seat, leaning over I slammed the truck shut.

"Sit back kid, and enjoy the ride." He told me, I giggled and did as he said.

-

We're in the middle of town in front of a traffic light. I felt like we been here for a whole year.

"Hey Marie, aren't those your friends Holly and Elizabeth?" Daddy spoke through the silence. My friends? My eyes shot wide, unbuckling myself I stood on my feet to see over the dashboard, he was right.

"It is!" I squealed jumping up and down, they got into Elizabeth's mommy's car. I frowned, it's too late to say hi to them.

"We need to listen to music." He told me. I smiled, I know what he's going to put on. Our song; Stevie Wonders - Isn't She Lovely

Just as he pressed play, he blared the song. I leaned on the dashboard enjoying the beginngin tunes. This is why I love daddy, he's my world. I watched as he began to sing along, he has such amazing voice. I remember him singing to me when I littler.

A weird screeching caught in my ears, what was it? I turned around looking out the square back window to see a car coming fast in our direction. I hope he knows he was to stop, it's a red light. It's the law.

I noticed the car coming closer, I turned around to see the red light still on.

"Daddy, does that truck know he has to stop?" I asked interrupting his singing.

"What darling?" He asked, I sighed repeating myself. "That truck, does he know to stop?" I questioned again as the screeching sound continued. He turned around checking himself.

"Oh shit, Marie!" He called, but that's when I felt a strong jolt in the car. I closed my eyes, a crash could describe the sound I heard. I felt my tiny body being thrown forward, through the window shield. I could feel the sharp ends of the glass just cut through my face. I then felt myself hit hard against the concrete of the gravel.

Murmurs was whispered through my small ears. I squinted my eyes open to see red liquid drop down my face. I could barely see, my vision was blurry. I felt weak lying on the hot ground.

"Daddy?" I groaned, talking caused much more pain. I just reclosed my eyes and faded in with the darkness.

-

"Marie?" I heard, I slowly open my sore eyes to a bright light. It caused me to squint. I notice a figure standing over me. It was mommy, I smiled.

"Mommy?"

"Oh Marie, thank goodness you're alive." She threw her arms around me, she had a tight grip on me. I  felt her slowly pull away, she looked in the eyes. My blue eyes, to hers. She smiled.

"I'm glad to see your face again." She caressed my cheek, but it didn't feel smooth when she did. It felt rugged. I slowly placed my calms on my face, they feel like cuts. I began to breathe hard.

"They're boo-boos Marie, they'll fade away. I'm sure of it." I looked down to see a tiny blue cast resting on my left leg. How hard were we hit by that car? Dad!

"Dad?" I called out. I turned my shift head to see him lying on the bed next to me. He was covered in blood. Aren't they going to clean him up? They cleaned me up.

"Daddy?!" I called louder, I felt my mother's grip rejoin my body. A nurse walked over with tears slipping from her eyelids. She took the white sheet of the bed, and covered my daddy up. What is she doing? He could suffocate.

"No. You going to suffocate him." My little voice told the nurse. I felt hands being placed on both sides of my face, turning my direction..I faced my mother. She had tears streaming down her face.

"Sweetie, daddy is gone." Her voice cracked as she told me, I chuckled. "Silly mommy, daddy is right there." I pointed behind me to the bed he there lied on.

"No. Marie, he's in Heaven." She told me. My smiling fading remembering the last time Heaven was brought into a conversation. Daddy brought it up a few months ago when he told me grandma is in Heaven. When someone good, dies they go to Heaven with God. My heart went numb as I remembered that.

I slowly turned my head to realize what's going on. I watched as the nurse struggled to take the bed out the room. No.

"He can't be dead." I said hoping off the bed, I lost my balance due to the heavy cast and the ivy in my palm. Knowing this be painful, I ripped it out my skin.

"Daddy!" I ran out the room, I looked down the hall to see the nurse pushing the bed. "Daddy, wait!" I said trying to sprint down the hall, I noticed a few looks from patients & nurses. 

"Daddy, answer me!" I said. I felt a grip around my wrist. I looked up to see a doctor holding me.

"Let go, I need my daddy!" I squirmed in his arms. "Marie Noel Miller?" He said, I stopped fussing and turned around looking at him. I noticed my mother coming down the hallway slowly.

"I tried everything Marie. I'm sorry for your lost." He said, I just shook my head. "I didn't lose anything." I assured him. I bet he's just sleeping, yeah. I escaped him and continued to run down the hall.

A few sprints and I nearly fell, stupid cast. "Daddy, I need you." I said breathless. I stopped catching a quick breath.

I turned to my left to see a mirror on the wall, that's my reflection? I stepped closer seeing my face clearer. The cuts? I touched my face, they were deep. My last deep boo-boo became a scar. I slowly cried realizing what is happening right now.

"Marie?" I turned looking through my blurry vision to see my mother on bended knees, she reached out her arms for my need.

I ran and embraced myself in her arms crying, "I want daddy back." I said through the sobs. I felt her tears rest on my back. "I want daddy back too Marie." She mumbled.