Today had been long. It was one of those days that Cassidy wanted to end with a bear hug from her dad. Her dad was always the person to brighten her day or least from what she remembers. When she was little, he would feed her popsicles for tender bitten tongues and coax straws filled with bubbles of ginger ale past pale nauseous little lips. His arms were the only place she was willing to sleep; even at thirteen Cassie wished that she still could. Because her daddy gave her medicine and laid her on his chest, so that her head could hear the lullaby of his heart. He’d tell her that love is the strongest magic and that magic is stronger than medicine. And that he loves her so much that when he wraps her in his arms, he can pull the sick away.
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He was gone for ten weeks before he came back and then we moved to Texas when he was stationed there. We found out about you around two years after getting married. He joined the fire department in Fort Worth a month after we found out. He didn’t want to miss a thing with you,” explained her mother, “And your dad was thrilled, his whole face lit up and told everyone we knew. He was so excited… I still have your sonogram which he wrote on if you’d like it.”
“Why did he become a firefighter?” she said, “I would really love it. It would be like having something that was his.” “He wanted to help people and to be more like your grandpa,” her mother explained, “And even if he wasn’t on duty Cass, he would have found a way to get there and help people. That’s just the type of man he was.”
“His birthday was in April, right?” She asked.
She pulled out a notebook and quickly wrote everything down, a smile on her face as she learned new things about the man who helped bring her into this world.
“Yes. The 12th,” said her mom. “And your anniversary is the July 23rd?” she asked. “Yes,” asked her mother, “Do you need anything
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He was gone for ten weeks before he came back and then we moved to Texas when he was stationed there. We found out about you around two years after getting married. He joined the fire department in Fort Worth a month after we found out. He didn’t want to miss a thing with you,” explained her mother, “And your dad was thrilled, his whole face lit up and told everyone we knew. He was so excited… I still have your sonogram which he wrote on if you’d like it.”
“Why did he become a firefighter?” she said, “I would really love it. It would be like having something that was his.” “He wanted to help people and to be more like your grandpa,” her mother explained, “And even if he wasn’t on duty Cass, he would have found a way to get there and help people. That’s just the type of man he was.”
“His birthday was in April, right?” She asked.
She pulled out a notebook and quickly wrote everything down, a smile on her face as she learned new things about the man who helped bring her into this world.
“Yes. The 12th,” said her mom. “And your anniversary is the July 23rd?” she asked. “Yes,” asked her mother, “Do you need anything