I stood in front of the crowd, looking down at my mother, Edward, Renesme, the rest of the Cullens, the wolf pack, Billy Black, Phil, I wanted with all my heart to see my father there, but I wouldn't be here, getting ready to sing this song if he was. We were all here for Charlie's funeral and I was about to sing a song that I had written just after I got back from the hospital. I knew I would cry if I were still human, and I knew that after I sang this song I would be dry sobbing into Edward's shoulder for a very long time. I couldn't believe he was gone. I put the microphone close to my mouth and started singing.

"Wind blowing on my face,

Sidewalk flying beneath my bike,

A five year old's first taste,

Of what freedom's really like,

"He was running right beside me,

His hand holdng on the seat,

I took a deep breath and hollered,

As I headed for the street,

"You can let go now, Daddy,

You can let go,

Oh, I think I'm ready,

To do this on my own,

It's still a little bit scary,

But I want you to know,

I'll be okay now, Daddy,

You can let go,

"I was standing at the alter,

Between the two loves of my life,

To one I've been a daughter,

To one I soon would be a wife,

When the preacher asked,

'Who gives this woman?'

Daddy's eyes filled up with tears,

He kept holding tightly to my arm,

Till I whispered in his ear,

"You can let go now, Daddy,

You can let go,

Oh, I think I'm ready,

To do this on my own,

It still feels a little bit scary,

But I want you to know,

I'll be okay now, Daddy,

You can let go,

"It was killing me to see the strongest man I ever knew,

Wasting away to nothing,

In that hospital room,

'You know he's only hanging on for you,'

That's what the night nurse said,

My voice and heart were breaking when I crawled up in his bed,

And said,

"You can let go now, Daddy,

You can let go,

Your little girl is ready,

To do this on my own,

It's gonna be a little bit scary,

But I want you to know,

I'll be okay now, Daddy,

You can let go,

You can let go"

To my surprise, when I finished the song, the impossible happened. A tear, tiny and wet, fell from my eye. It rolled down the side of me cheek and fell from my face, leaving a wet trail on my skin.

I whispered something silently as I caught the tear in my hand, "You can let go now, Daddy. I love you. Forever."