ok i am crawling back feeling like a scum bag
. i am sooooo sorry for taking so long to post. please forgive me.....
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Arianna’s POV
I’m beside a beautiful lake. The water is clear and the light is so bright I have to squint. I recognize everything. The water lilies growing by the lake, the big weeping willow that shades me and the waterfall in the distance all make memories flood back.
Ten Years Ago
“Come on little leprechaun we need to get to our picnic sight.” I hear dad say.
“Daddy why did we have to walk so far? My feet hurt!” I complain.
We have been walking for what seems like hours. Daddy just laughs and bends over so I can jump on his back. He told me he had a surprise for me this morning. We are going on picnic and going for a swim. We finally get to the picnic area and I look around. It is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. There are butterflies everywhere and a waterfall is in the distance.
“What is this place?” I ask in awe.
“It is where all leprechauns live and fairies come in the night and they play tag.”
I gasp and my eyes get big. We have our picnic and we run around chasing one another all afternoon. We go swimming and the water is so warm and clear. The sun starts to set and we watch from under the weeping willow.
“Well little leprechaun I believe you need to go home.”
“No daddy! I love it here. I want to see the fairies playing.”
“Don’t worry tonight in your bed the fairies will visit you in your dreams. I love you my little leprechaun. Never forget that.”
“I won’t daddy. I love you to. Let’s go home now. I want to dream those fairies!”
Present Time
The stream of memories finally ends and I’m in the meadow still. I feel like I am being watched. I turn around and I see him.
“Dad your here!” I run to him and he hugs me.
“Hey there my little leprechaun. I’m glad to see you, but I wish it wasn’t because you died. “We hug each other tightly.
“Dad missed you so much.”
“Come on Ari, let’s take a walk.”
I follow him and we talk about how good it is to see each other. The entire day we talk and walk and laugh. I am so happy to see him. We sit under the weeping willow watching the sunset.
“Well little leprechaun, it’s time for you to go home.”
“What do you mean? I just got here. I love it here.”
“I have been watching over you all these years. It pained me to see you so sad. I was very happy when you met Damian and started talking again.”
“But dad how could me talking make you happy when you couldn’t talk?” I ask.
“It wasn’t just seeing you talk. When you were with him you were happy. Truly happy. When I died I wanted all of you to be happy still. That boy fixed something in you that no one else could. He made you forget the pain.”
“He did make me happy. Just thinking about him makes me smile. I’m sure I will see him again someday.”
I frown because I’m starting to realize how much Damian really did change me. I am going to miss him.
“You love him. Even if you won’t admit it and he loves you. I can see it in his eyes.” My dad says.
I begin to cry because I realize I will never see him or my family again for a long time until it is their day to join us at the lake.
“You need to leave the lake and return.” He says.
“But I don’t want to leave you daddy!”
“Little leprechaun it is not your time to stay here. You have people that will miss you too much. It isn’t your destiny to die now and go to heaven. You must go to where you belong. As much as I would love you here, I know that it will hurt too many other people for you to stay.”
“I will miss you dad. It will be too hard without you.”
“Don’t you see Arianna? I am always with you. No matter what I am with you. In the darkest of places all you need to do is think of me and I will be there. I will always protect you baby girl. Now it is your time to go home and dream of fairies.”
“How do I go dad?”
“Close your eyes and think of home start walking towards the sunset. Think of everything you love there. Remember every happy memory at home.”
I close my eyes and memories of baking with mom come into my head. I smile as I think back to when I went to the Celtic Thunder concert with Grace. And Damian…..oh Damian….everything about him made me smile. I open my eyes and dad and the lake are fading away.
Right before he goes he says to me,”Break your silence Arianna. The world needs to hear your voice. I love you. Never forget that”
Everything goes black.