Bella

I was dressed in black, holding my young sister Eliza, while my eldest brother Randy held both of us, not again, not again.

A wonderful man, a wonderful husband and single father.

I knew all of this.

He is finally home the pastor said

No....no!! He's not home, he's not with us!

I couldn't stop the tears as Randy held on to me.

"It's okay Ella, I got you." What if I lose him too?

"Bella Heart, would you like to say a few words?" Pastor Red asked me.

I nodded and took the microphone from him, "I would give anything to have daddy here with us, I miss him and I love him so much, he was the only one besides my brother and sister that I truly trusted." I quickly gave back the microphone to Pastor Red.

We all walked outside and watched my daddy being lowered into the ground.

"Daddy." I whispered and I tear fell down my cheek.

It was time for us to go home, Randy put Eliza into her car seat, we were all silent going home, when we did I ran up to my room and started crying again, I held a picture of me and daddy on our daughter father dance.

"Daddy!!!" I cried over and over again, Randy came running in and held me, I kept chocking on sobs.

Randy didn't leave once, Eliza soon came in and held me as she also cried.

My daddy and I had a strong relationship, he was always there when I needed him, he never let work or anyone else get in the way, he was the reason I was still living when momma died.

I don't know when but soon darkness took over and I fell into a deep sleep.

Ray

"Toss it dad!" My dad threw the football and I caught it, he laughed as I threw it down waving my hands around.

"And the crowd goes wild!!!" He started clapping and cheering.

"Evan!!!" I heard my mom yell with anger, my dad's smile dropped and he walked into the kitchen, I sat under the window only getting so much, but enough from the argument.

"Who's Catherine huh?!" My mom yelled

"How am I suppose to know?" My dad said calmly

"She just called and asked if you were around and asked why you cancelled the dinner reservations!"

"It was for business." His voice was shaking with either tears or anger.

"Oh yeah business for the last year?!" I heard paper being passed around.

"You think I'm having an affair?" He said a little louder

"Yes!! You're getting phone calls late at night, your home later to, and you keep making reservations for women I never met!"

"Those are for business!"

"Your a doctor, how can meeting a women be business?!"

"Georgia I am not having an affair, Catherine can't met me in the office because her ex-husband works there but you know what you haven't shown Ray or Jane and love or me for that matter, your always at work or on a business trip, but I bet those don't have to do with business either huh?" He yelled, all I heard was a door slam and my mom's car pulling out of the driveway.

My dad stepped out and ran his hand threw his hair, "Don't fall in love Ray, it will end up bad in the end."

And that's how I became the bad boy and player in my school.