________, I know you miss your mom, and I know you miss your dad

But, I'm gone, and I'm tryna give you the life that I never had

I can see your sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh

I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry

Cuz your scared, I ain't there, daddy's wit chu in your prayers

No more crying wipe them tears, daddy's here no more nightmare

We're all we got in this world

When it spins, when it swirls

When it whirls, when it twirls

Two little beautiful girls

Lookin' puzzled, in a daze

I know it's confusing you

Daddy's always on the move, mamma's always on the news

I try to keep you sheltered from it but somehow it seems

The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me

All the things growing up as daddy, that he had to see

Daddy don't want you to see but you see just as much as he did

We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me

But things have gotten so bad between us

I don't see us ever being together ever again

Like we used to be when we was teenagers

But then of course everything always happens for a reason

I guess it was never meant to be

But it's just something we have no control over and that's what destiny is

But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep

Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a dream

Now hush little baby, don't you cry

Everything's gonna be alright

Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya

Daddy's here to hold ya through the night

I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why

We feel how we feel inside

It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby

But I promise mama's gon' be alright

It's funny

I remember back one year when daddy had no money

Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up

And stuck 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me

'Cause daddy couldn't buy 'em

I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night crying

'Cause daddy felt like a bum, see daddy had a job

But his job was to keep the food on the table for you and mom

And at the time every house that we lived in

Either kept getting broken into and robbed

Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving money for you in a jar

Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college

Almost had a thousand dollars 'til someone broke in and stole it

And I know it hurt so bad it broke your mamma's heart

And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart

Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma moved back

On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom apartment

And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara

And that's when daddy went to California with his CD and met Dr. Dre

And flew you and momma out to see me

But daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave me

Then you started seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it

And you were too young to understand it

That papa was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habit

And it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab it

I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it first hand

'Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud...

You had started to cry. "Oh thank you so much Dave!" You had a hard time remembering the last nice thing someone had done to you. It wasn't long before Strider's lips were on yours. You started to respond after a moment of shock. You kissed back, eventually breaking for air.

"Stop those tears." He said. You saw his hand come in, you swerved so he couldn't touch you. He gave you a confused look. "I-I uh, thought you were gonna hit me, reflex I guess." He hugged you tight. "I won't hurt you. No need to be afraid of me."

~ Day 3 ~

You felt really lazy today. Finally rolling out of bed at about 11:30. Wait, this wasnt your room. You were about to make the bed anyway when you noticed a big lump in the middle of the bed. You poked it. It moved. "Dave?" Oh I guess he fell asleep here with me last night.

"You literally rolled him out of the bed with a big *thud* "Owwwww." He moaned.

"Get yo ass up." You said. Both your fathers were still sleeping, hungover obviously from two days straight of drinking. You assumed they would be out of it for the rest of the day.

You stumbled out into the kitchen and freshened yourself up by splashing some water on your face from the sink.

Unannounced to you Dave had walked up behind you and hugged you. You immediately froze up. Scared, because you were reminded of the time one of mom's men tried to drag you to the basement to rape you.

You elbowed back instinctively, hitting him in the gut. "Ahh!" He moaned. "What the fuck ______?!" "Sorry." You mumbled. "I was scared."

~

Later that day you mom's boyfriend pulled into the drive way. He shattered the window and stabbed your father...

Dirk called the police. Your dad was pronounced dead...

~

Later that year you were taken into custody by the state. You were in a foster home. You were in that hell for 1 year and 7 months. Until, someone by the name of Dirk Strider had come to adopt you.

Apparently, he and Dave had been trying to find you for a year. Trying to track down the foster home you were in.

Upon arrival to the Strider apartment in Houston, you could see Dave waiting for you. As soon as you got out of the car Dave ran up to you and engulfed you in a hug. He pressed a kiss on your lips. Leaving you dazed for the moment.

'Welcome home, Mockingbird."

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this book is not mine ! it is by PorcelainEverett on deviantart