Dad: A Fictional Narrative

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Frederick stood on the beach, looking at the glorious ocean waiting for something. He had no idea what what he was waiting for. The sound of his dad’s car rumbling down the road still echoed around him Fredric had no idea where his dad went. His mom called “ hey Fredric it is time to go come over here and get in the car.” “Ok” Fredric yelled back to his mom “can we stop for dinner and ice cream.”

Fredric was now sixteen it has been seven years since he last saw his father. He still only had a slight idea where and what hi father was doing. He missed his father with all his heart his mom was sad to she said that his father should be back, that they said he would be back. He sat back and started to watch something on his computer there

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