Daddy I Miss You

• Jack Masson, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2015

“Goodnight honey” said Andrew, “I’m going to miss you tomorrow” whispered his wife. Andrew was leaving to war tomorrow and he knows that his two children are going to miss him deeply, He tried not to think about it and tried his best to fall asleep. The day came and he explained to his two children, Blake and Jack that he will be leaving for a little while. The children new something was going on. He left home and headed to the airport, “See you soon, I promise I’ll be back soon” he cried. The children waved him off and slowly walked inside as they tried not to think about it.

“When is Daddy coming back” said Jack with an unsure voice, Mum didn’t know what to say, “Well we don’t really know but he promised us that he will be back. But After five months a knock on the door came, Blake opened it and said “Mum, it’s for you”. The letter said ‘Dear Mrs Smith, your husband Andrew Smith is missing in action’, she read no more. She was crying her eyes out till she could hardly breathe. Blake and Jack came running down the stairs as fast as they could go to see what’s happening. “Mum”, he paused, “Is everything going ok?”. “Mum tried her hardest to say “Daddy want be coming back sweaty” Blake could barely breathe. “What do you mean”, Jack thought. “Daddy has been hurt by a gun and cannot make it back home” Mum tried to make it as easy as possible to explain. They all knew that they needed to move on with their everyday lives and go back to their normal routines.

A few weeks later the Funeral came to be, the family had all their speeches ready. They read the readings and the ceremony continued.
As years went by the Smith family were slowing getting used to life without Andrew, though life was never as it used to be.

By Jack Masson 2015