Abby knelt on the muddy ground, not caring that the stains would never come out of her white dress. They had only been married two months, but those two months were the best days of her life. She couldn't recall a happier time in her life, but now it was gone, with the collision of two cars on a foggy night. 981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaq2QvobCj
She remembered his smile as her father walked her down the isle, the vows spoken, the reception, the honeymoon. She remembered the smile that lit up a room, the slow southern draw she loved so much, and the gentle touch of his hand.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApCcPWzAqM
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They had everything, so why was she kneeling in the muddy dirt, where he now lay? 981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjx1zETKzk
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"You promise," she whispered. "You promised you would never leave me." Tears fell from her blue-green eyes, mixing in the red Georgia mud. 981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWd4pn1FILp
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"I know, love. But only til death do us part."981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVr1JBPtf3
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She looked around, searching for her husband, hearing his voice.She needed to see him, to see that she wasn't crazy. But, she couldn't see him standing right in front of her, couldn't feel the touch of his hand on her shoulder. he sighed, watching her bow her head and cry over the ground that was his final resting place. 981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEwSm0xBAZ
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Until death do us part..he laughed bitterly at the cruelness of such a statement. He had vowed that the day they were wed, never seeing that life would take that a little too literally. He would sell his soul for one more day, or even a few more hours. He was only twenty-three for God's sake. He was married, his wife was three weeks pregnant, and he had just been promoted. So why did life want to fuck over him?981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKAVGvlgDv
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He stood there, hand on her shoulder,for what felt like an eternity. He could do nothing to calm her, to ease the hurt. So, he stood there until she rose to her feet and watched her walk away. He waved, knowing she couldn't see him.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGMOvPKYCz
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"Until death do us part..." he trailed off, taking a seat on his headstone while questioning the cruelness of it all. For a moment, he considered following her. He would be able to make sure she was forever happy, could watch his future child be born and live a happy life. He could watch his buddies on poker night, as they throw back drinks and toast to the good times. 981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL0CK4Vzdq
"But what would be the point..." he asked himself. They would move on with their lives, while he would only be able to watch. And, in some ways that would be worse. What if he had to watch Abby fall in love with another man? Or what if he had to watch her die? 981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn84nTJzAeK
"But,you could watch over them," he reasoned to himself. The options were in front of him, but he had no idea which was the right choice, so he continued to sit, pondering the right choice.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXaJ4adtXE
Well, that was twelve years ago. Abby still visits him on his birthday, bringing with her their daughter, a beautiful young lady who looked more and more like her mother every year. Erica felt a special connection to her father, though she had never seen him, other than in the few pictures her mother kept.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGaEgiDUXs
He wondered if Abby knew that Erica would sneak out to see him some nights to talk to him. She talked about her friends, hobbies, school, and her sports.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeO0fqWzQ5
One night her school had planned a father-daughter dance. Erica had talked about the dance for weeks, so it was a surprise when he saw his little girl walked among the headstones, to where he was seated. Her pale blue dress seemed out of place in such a place, but to him, it only made his daughter look more beautiful.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS1E1kFzC5
"Dad? Are you here?" she asked, looking around, although it would do no good. Erica had never been able to see him.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDxF6HVKTh
He stood up, moving the few steps toward her. "Why aren't you at the dance?" he asked, placing a hand gently on her shoulder. She couldn't feel his touch, but he did it anyway.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGcg2qicMP
"It's a father-daughter dance."981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qag0BgQiM
"But, your step-father...I thought he was going with you." Abby had remarried six years ago. Erica showed him a picture of her step-father, named Greg. She had told him the day Abby had married him that he would never be her Dad, that was a job reserved only for him.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuEQ00U9P1
"It's a father-daughter dance," she told him, biting at her nails. "I..I know I can't see you, but I was thinking...maybe...maybe I could lead and we could have our own father-daughter dance? We don't have any music but..."981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsz4dLA9oR
He smiled at his only child. "Erica?"981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadw8MCRcPI
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"May I have this dance?"981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWm0mOBZ4V
They had no music, but they danced there in the graveyard, the headstones and other spirits witnessing. Cars that drove by saw a girl dancing alone, the headstones and evening sky watching. But no one saw the young man dancing with his daughter. They danced as lightning bugs came out to play, as the stars began to dot the sky. They danced until Erica had to leave. He watched her go, returning to sit propped against a headstone, the one that marked the grave where he lay. A name was written on the stone.981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws8SuCPeNV
Eric Johnson981Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQeXFQporD
1979-2002
Loving Husband and Father to be
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