Death is knocking at my door
By Claudia
Disclaimers:
There not my characters I just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: A letter written from a father to his son
Rating: PG
Dear Son
How do I start this letter? There are so many things that I wanted to tell you, but there is so little time
left. I talk to hundreds of starfleet officers on a regular basis, but I cannot find the adequate words when
writing to my son. This is the third time I have tried to write down what I am trying to say to you. Well
here goes.
I'm dying. There that wasn't so hard to say. I'm dying. Oh, it's not a disease or any kind of an illness.
If it was that I could be saved. No it's not that easy. You want to know how I'm dying. It's my soul. Over
the years I have done many things that I regret and if I could I would change them.
Then things wouldn't turn out the same way again would they son.I have many things I want to say to you before
I go. I'm sorry,I wasn't there when you were growing up. I missed far too much of all my children's life. With
you son it was different. I always believed that if I pushed you hard enough you would go into starfleet and make
a good career for yourself. You would have done if I hadn't have pushed you so hard. I realise now that it
was what I wanted you to. I never once stop to consider what I was doing to you and for all of this I am sorry.
Sorry doesn't make up for it though does it.
Since your mother died I have realised just how many mistakes I have made. She was the sane one out of the two
of us. She always knew what to say and do, when you children were ill. As for me I stuck to starfleet regulation,
and that is were I made my biggest mistakes. I hide behind the rules son, as it was the easiest thing to do. I
just wish were enough time left to see you one more time, but there isn't. Instead I am writing you this letter.
You may wonder why I say I am dying, when it is just my soul. Until recently I would have said the same thing.
My soul is dying and I am dying as well. Life should never be something that you have to run from, lie your way
though and cheat others of yourself. In the end it only leads to the dying of your soul.So if I don't see
you again, I just wanted to say to you I love you. I always have son it is only now that I am able top say it.
Dad
By Claudia
Disclaimers:
There not my characters I just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: A letter written from a father to his son
Rating: PG
Dear Son
How do I start this letter? There are so many things that I wanted to tell you, but there is so little time
left. I talk to hundreds of starfleet officers on a regular basis, but I cannot find the adequate words when
writing to my son. This is the third time I have tried to write down what I am trying to say to you. Well
here goes.
I'm dying. There that wasn't so hard to say. I'm dying. Oh, it's not a disease or any kind of an illness.
If it was that I could be saved. No it's not that easy. You want to know how I'm dying. It's my soul. Over
the years I have done many things that I regret and if I could I would change them.
Then things wouldn't turn out the same way again would they son.I have many things I want to say to you before
I go. I'm sorry,I wasn't there when you were growing up. I missed far too much of all my children's life. With
you son it was different. I always believed that if I pushed you hard enough you would go into starfleet and make
a good career for yourself. You would have done if I hadn't have pushed you so hard. I realise now that it
was what I wanted you to. I never once stop to consider what I was doing to you and for all of this I am sorry.
Sorry doesn't make up for it though does it.
Since your mother died I have realised just how many mistakes I have made. She was the sane one out of the two
of us. She always knew what to say and do, when you children were ill. As for me I stuck to starfleet regulation,
and that is were I made my biggest mistakes. I hide behind the rules son, as it was the easiest thing to do. I
just wish were enough time left to see you one more time, but there isn't. Instead I am writing you this letter.
You may wonder why I say I am dying, when it is just my soul. Until recently I would have said the same thing.
My soul is dying and I am dying as well. Life should never be something that you have to run from, lie your way
though and cheat others of yourself. In the end it only leads to the dying of your soul.So if I don't see
you again, I just wanted to say to you I love you. I always have son it is only now that I am able top say it.
Dad