I Thought About You
Babs and her three-year-old daughter, Layla walked into Acme Cemetary holding hands. As they came closer to the tomb they came to see, Babs wiped a tear from her eye. She looked down at her daughter and said, "Don't worry, baby. We won't stay long." She smiled. Layla returned her smile as they approached their lost loved one. They stopped in front of the tomb. Babs let go of her daughter's hand and slowly pulled out a single rose from her skirt pocket as more tears rolled down her cheeks. She got down on her knees and gently placed the rose against the front of the headstone. She put her hand on the tomb and slowly slid it down over the writing on it. Layla just watched as her mother did this, until finally, Babs spoke, "I thought about you today. I thought about your smile…and how much I miss it. I thought about your jokes and your….your laugh and how much I miss it.(sniff) I know it's been three years, but it still feels like yesterday that we lost you." Babs sniffed and wiped away her tears. She slowly turned to her daughter and motioned her to come over. Layla slowly approached and sat down next to her mother. Babs looked at her and said, "You would have loved your father, baby. He was the best thing that ever happened to me." Layla looked up at her and looked at the name on the tomb: BUSTER BUNNY. She pointed at the name and said, "Daddy." Babs smiled and said, "Yeah, sweetheart, 'Daddy.'" Babs grabbed Layla's hand and held on. She looked at the scratched message on the tomb and looked up to the sky. "I hope you're still proud. I tried my best to move on and live my life. I want you to know that no matter what happens, you will always be in my heart. You will always be the love of my life and nobody will ever come close to that. I love you, Buster. We love you." Layla smiled and said, "Love you, Daddy." Babs smiled and looked at her, "Let's go home." She got up and then Layla got up. Babs grabbed her hand and they walked out of the cemetary. On the tombstone, right after the last word of the original scratched-in message another word was added at the end.
I AM PROUD STILL
The end