Ok so this is a story that I had written back in 6th grade but I had decided to rewrite it and change a few things.

Please let me know if you like it! <3

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“Come on birdie! We can’t miss the opening!”

Nova heard her father yell from downstairs as she raced around her room to gather her final things before she headed downstairs.

“I'm here, I'm here. Sorry I had to grab my hoodie.” She said sending her father a smile. Her dad rolled his matching hazel eyes at her before ruffling her dark hair.

“Get to the car so we can go to the new comic book shop!” He said impatiently, whining as he grabbed the keys and ushered her to the door. Nova let out a small laugh as she rolled her hazel eyes at his antics before taking the keys from him and headed out.

Her dad was about to follow before a voice stopped him.

“Now hold on a minute Charlie!” Nova's mother called from the kitchen as she walked over to Charlie. Nova looked back through the open door from outside and watched with a small smile as her mom and dad exchanged goodbyes, kissing each other's cheeks before passing ‘I love you’s and parting ways.

Her father closed the door behind him and caught Nova's gaze, making a weird face before Nova chuckled and tossed him the keys.

“Let's rock and roll!” Her dad yelled before they got in car and set off across town.

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The two have been on the highway for a while now, the comic book store being across town. Having only stopped for gas and food Nova and her father resorted to playing high way games with music playing softly in the back.

“Q! Quirky Pig's BBQ!” Nova said triumphantly as she pointed out the billboard that had a pig grilling meat to advertise a restaurant.

“Oh come on!” Her father said, slapping his hand on the steering wheel in frustration. “That's the 10th letter you've gotten in a row. I declare we do something else.” he said pointing his finger in the air as if he had a brilliant idea.

“You are just a sore loser.” Nova said sticking her tongue out at him before hearing a familiar tune play from the speakers. Her smile widened and she turned the volume up before turning to her dad and sang off key to the song.

“Carry on my wayward son!”

“Oh no.” Her dad groaned but the smirk on his face gave him away.

“For there'll be peace when you are done!” Nova said as she smiled widely, holding the invisible mic out to her father.

“Lay your weary head to rest!” He sang off key as he pretended he was the lead singer in a rock band.

Nova laughed and nodded along to the beat when sharp movement in the rear view mirror caught her attention.

“Dad…” She said slowly but he didn't hear her and kept singing.

“Don't you cry no mo-”

“DAD!!”

Her dad cursed as a black toyota yaris crashes into the drivers side, sending their car sliding. Nova's eyes widened as she gripped onto anything that would make her feel stable. She felt her father's protective hand cover her chest as the world around them flipped and jostled. Nova was jerked to her right, her head hitting the window with great force. She groaned as the world turned black, the last thing she heard was her father but couldn't make out the words.

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As Nova came to she heard sirens all around her, feeling movement above her. Trying to open her hazel eyes she groaned from the harsh light before closing her eyes once again.

The sound of metal grinding against metal filled her right ear causing her to wince as a pounding pulse started in her head.

“We got a girl in her teens here! Get the medic.” A male voice spoke as she carefully opened her eyes. She looked around and saw the car practically upside down, glass everywhere and a policeman standing in the now open passenger side door.

“Stay calm, I need you to unbuckle your seat belt if you can. What's your name?” the man asked calmly. Nova, in a weird state confusion turned to unbuckle her seat belt as she told him her name.

“It- it's Nova..” She stuttered out while struggling with her belt. She let out a shaky breath before turning her full attention to the seatbelt. Facing the drivers side now Nova felt her whole body go numb, completely forgetting about the seatbelt.

“dad…?” she said in a raspy whisper. Her vision blurred as the world around her disappeared. The policeman had gotten her free before carefully getting her out of the car, carrying her away from the haunting scene. Muffled voices spoke around her as she got passed to the paramedics.

Tears streamed down her face as she got treated for her injures as the image of her father stayed stuck in her mind. The day started out perfect but changed so quickly. In a second Nova had lost her best friend. Her father. She couldn't just go to the store and replace him with a new dad.

Her only father was taken right in front of her. And she couldn't do anything to stop it.

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Sorry if it's bad I wrote it for this open mic thing at school and literally did it in an hour so xD.

Also here's my writing priorities as of right now Friday, March 9th at 10:10 am:

Not as it Seems - Chapter 15
Little Birdie - Chapter 2 (?)
OtpWriting Prompts - New Prompt.

As of right now that is all.

Love you all,
~Gene

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