his warmth.
“Well,
I am very proud of you for apologizing to both your sister and me. You did a
good job today, Cathy. You girls both did. You made me honored to be a dad.”
“Oh
Daddy, please stop!” Carly cried while giggling.
“Yeah,
Daddy. We aren’t that great. You’re the great one.” Cathy said smiling.
He
scooped up both of his daughters in his arms and held them as close as he
could. “I love both of you so much. You both are my world.” He set them down
and looked at their little faces burning in the hot sun. “We better head back
now, you both are going to look like lobsters by the end of the day.” He poked
them both in the stomach as they laughed.
“Let’s
go Daddy! I am so hot!” Carly shouted as she pulled her pink hat down over her
eyes. Remnants of her curly hair stuck to her forehead in perspiration.
“Me
too.” Cathy looked up at her dad and ran to the other side of his body,
grabbing his hand and leading him down the beach. She slowed down realizing
that she was tired from all the running she had already done that day. For once
in her short life, she had run out of her endless energy and trotted slowly
next to her father as he used his other free hand to grab Carly’s. Cathy looked
all around her, taking in all of the scenery, enjoying every minute of it. She
felt free and carless, a feeling that could only be captured for a moment. If
only life could stay like this forever she thought to herself peacefully. With
her father holding her hand on his left side and holding Carly’s on the right
side, they walked down the shore hand in hand without a worry in the world,
never wanting the moment to come to a culmination. Chapter 6
The
hills were green, full of trees in bloom on a spring day. She felt the warmth
in the air that summer was fast approaching. She could smell the sweet rain in
the air as the birds chirped a song in the branches, the flowers blooming in on
their petals. The mountains were a cool white in the distance. She would climb
every one of them if she could. Rivers ran through all the turns in the land.
She closed her eyes as she listened closely hearing the soft sound of their
flow through the mountains. This was paradise. Her happy place that she came to
when all was wrong with the world. This was the place where everything felt
completely right.
He
was sitting next to her. Her hand was in his and she didn’t want to let him go.
His brown eyes were looking off into the distance and she wondered what he was
thinking. Was he as happy as she was? Did he feel complete with her? She
wondered if he thought about spending his life with her. She loved the way his
brown hair curled when the weather was muggy outside. She loved everything
about him.
“The
mountains are so far away, yet so close.” He said observantly.
“What
do you mean?” She asked closely studying his face as he looked out into the
distance.
“It’s
almost as if I can see them, but I can’t. I feel like I’m there, but I’m not.”
Lost in his thoughts he stared into her eyes.
“It’s
not philosophy class.” She joked mockingly as she moved closer to him in the
grass. She put her hands on his knees and looked at all of the flowers
blossoming all around her. Orchids, sunflowers and daisies; all her favorite
flowers. She didn’t picture herself enjoying the mountains in Colorado, but it
was perfect with him. Everything was perfect with him.
“I
know, but doesn’t it remind you of life?” He asked questioningly.
“I
don’t understand.” She looked at the ground, pulling out an orchid and
twiddling the stem in between her hands. “We could move closer and it wouldn’t
be so far away. Isn’t that life? You change what you can to make it want you
want.”
“That’s
one way of
“Well,
I am very proud of you for apologizing to both your sister and me. You did a
good job today, Cathy. You girls both did. You made me honored to be a dad.”
“Oh
Daddy, please stop!” Carly cried while giggling.
“Yeah,
Daddy. We aren’t that great. You’re the great one.” Cathy said smiling.
He
scooped up both of his daughters in his arms and held them as close as he
could. “I love both of you so much. You both are my world.” He set them down
and looked at their little faces burning in the hot sun. “We better head back
now, you both are going to look like lobsters by the end of the day.” He poked
them both in the stomach as they laughed.
“Let’s
go Daddy! I am so hot!” Carly shouted as she pulled her pink hat down over her
eyes. Remnants of her curly hair stuck to her forehead in perspiration.
“Me
too.” Cathy looked up at her dad and ran to the other side of his body,
grabbing his hand and leading him down the beach. She slowed down realizing
that she was tired from all the running she had already done that day. For once
in her short life, she had run out of her endless energy and trotted slowly
next to her father as he used his other free hand to grab Carly’s. Cathy looked
all around her, taking in all of the scenery, enjoying every minute of it. She
felt free and carless, a feeling that could only be captured for a moment. If
only life could stay like this forever she thought to herself peacefully. With
her father holding her hand on his left side and holding Carly’s on the right
side, they walked down the shore hand in hand without a worry in the world,
never wanting the moment to come to a culmination. Chapter 6
The
hills were green, full of trees in bloom on a spring day. She felt the warmth
in the air that summer was fast approaching. She could smell the sweet rain in
the air as the birds chirped a song in the branches, the flowers blooming in on
their petals. The mountains were a cool white in the distance. She would climb
every one of them if she could. Rivers ran through all the turns in the land.
She closed her eyes as she listened closely hearing the soft sound of their
flow through the mountains. This was paradise. Her happy place that she came to
when all was wrong with the world. This was the place where everything felt
completely right.
He
was sitting next to her. Her hand was in his and she didn’t want to let him go.
His brown eyes were looking off into the distance and she wondered what he was
thinking. Was he as happy as she was? Did he feel complete with her? She
wondered if he thought about spending his life with her. She loved the way his
brown hair curled when the weather was muggy outside. She loved everything
about him.
“The
mountains are so far away, yet so close.” He said observantly.
“What
do you mean?” She asked closely studying his face as he looked out into the
distance.
“It’s
almost as if I can see them, but I can’t. I feel like I’m there, but I’m not.”
Lost in his thoughts he stared into her eyes.
“It’s
not philosophy class.” She joked mockingly as she moved closer to him in the
grass. She put her hands on his knees and looked at all of the flowers
blossoming all around her. Orchids, sunflowers and daisies; all her favorite
flowers. She didn’t picture herself enjoying the mountains in Colorado, but it
was perfect with him. Everything was perfect with him.
“I
know, but doesn’t it remind you of life?” He asked questioningly.
“I
don’t understand.” She looked at the ground, pulling out an orchid and
twiddling the stem in between her hands. “We could move closer and it wouldn’t
be so far away. Isn’t that life? You change what you can to make it want you
want.”
“That’s
one way of
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