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office are here to see you

from the beautiful protrait of my daughter

, at the foot of

pants and a white long sleeved shirt. His grey strands of hair were neatly

odd

. I'll attend to t

nd to leave. Halted, and

query, he cleared his

I offer them

in. This time, not wi

e often than usual ever since

nd my ass in a wheelchair, so I made sure my managers did the

ood sleep if I didn't know my

hey want. When they are prop

m, I placed the picture on top th

be. She was smiling, clutching the teddy bear

e was taken. The events of that afternoon

, I miss you so

oo Daddy." I

back and there she stood,

ul as sun rise. She smiled broadly,

ice, but she

njured right foot on the floor, when I tried to stand on

roa

could never forget that. All my ye

closer. I can't get

dy, I can't co

, she would not come to me, s

I winced

hout saying a word to me. She didn't co

r eyes fell

prise as she stepp

" She cal

my eyes, I a

it's bleedi

my gaze droppe

underneath my feet were so

blood, adrenaline cou

A powerful surg

felt strong,

were gone, I could

didn't hurt anymore, I could

want to come to m

f it! Why couldn't she see that

er back home, and she w

ou daddy. I can't

u away from me. We are going to be together,

bleeding!" She scre

illed he

I knew she c

y feet! They c

n my arms, there was n

ngth. The reason I worked h

empire was for h

dation for me to build my dr

e see it? I was

away from me, h

enough to reach out a

lated, s

dreams had come through. All

back to me, ba

to was reac

daddy. I ha

o her, she turned on her heels, o

No!" I s

y chest, clou

e fear of letting her go, not kn

n the stairs, past the long corridor of ro

run into

led with everyth

e house, he had to he

out, rushing ou

eld fell from his h

ked, running

confusion, i

tudy, I saw her go into the stu

xed to the ground and stared at me l

there for? If she makes it out

he trick, he ran ba

e door, he stood

his shoulder. My eyes met t

over me with pity,

ns I deteste

ay from them and

ke, towering above him and

ow I have to drive into t

bornly. He didn't care wha

e, his two hands on b

ay old man, I might j

can't let you get

n at him wit

o..." I

door, my daughter who I have been searching for for th

, I saw the two men in the

expressions on their fac

hear. Nobody ran

gered

id he

hter's face and phys

ran out the door? Tina wa

" He yelled

stepped awa

!" He had tears

ieve him. What

ere! I kne

He ought to have

saw, was all i

s shirt. His eyes narrowed on

ldn't

he road and I don't find my daughter,

the study r

ack at me, not s

s eyes even as I took his feet off

tightened as h

im dow

here hasn't been anyone here for as l

placed An

ake sense i

but I s

aving another panic attack

e, yet his scream was

my eyes on him, I st

k?" I even stru

neede

wasn't