Daddy Don't Go..

This is a dream I had about my dad. He doesn't live with me because my parents are divorced. I haven't seen him in 7 years. He is technically my grandpa, but he & my grandma adopted me.

       It's cold and I am wearing nothing more than a silk night gown. The ground is rough and frozen beneath my bare feet. There is a sudden boom somewhere in the distant wood in which I am walking. I frantically look in every direction. Then there is a big, warm, comforting hand grasping my left and I become calm again. I look up to see my dad grinning from down at me from ear to ear.
       "Daddy, where are we?" I ask in my little voice. I seem to be a small child, not my teenage self that I am now in the real world. I look up at him again to find him looking very intently ahead. "Daddy, will you keep me safe? No matter what happens?" I ask, scared again by another thunderous boom.
       He looks down at me with dark brown eyes. I feel his warm hands begin to grip my small palms tighter. "Lena, no matter what happens, you know I love you," he said looking back out into the darkness. His worry lines I can see even in the dark. There is something out there. Whatever it is, he plans on leaving me to protect me.
       "Daddy, Whats out there?" I begin to cry and I find myself sobbing in his big belly.
       "Lena, I have to go now. I love you," He said slowly lifting his hand from mine. I fall to my knees and find that I am scrambling around to look for his warm hands again. "DADDY!" I cry out. "Daddy, come back!"
       From a distance I hear a faint "I love you" from him.
       "Daddy, I love you!"
       Silence.
       "Daddy!"
       Again, no sound except for another, even louder, boom.
       I am now on the ground having difficulty breathing between sobs.
       "Daddy," I whisper to the ground, "Don't go..."

Reviews

[I-smile]

From the start, i somehow felt that I was in a war zone!
felt a slight feeling of despair for that kid there..

[JustALotusFlower]

I was truely moved. This captured my emotions, and tortured them to the finest.
I have to applaud. It truely made me cry. well done. very well done.

[Liza]

i know this feeling; i share the experience and longing of abandonment...you are talented with words and storytelling with emotion

you may want to read my "nostalgia" to see how much i relate to you...

[Coyote Poetry]

A very sad short story. To lose someone leave us scare and lonely. Kids have a greater natural sense then we realize. I like the complete story. Thank you for sharing. A excellent story.
Coyote