"When you lose someone you love, you die too, and you wait around for your body to catch up."

-John Scalzi

"Hi Daddy. I know it's been a while since I visited you here, and I'm sorry about that. I had exams coming, and I really needed to study for them.

"I placed in the top quarter of my class for all of them, and I was really surprised because I hadn't thought that I'd done so well. Mom says you'd be proud of me.

"I worry about Mom a lot. Sometimes, she sits on our doorstep and watches the people going by. It's as if she's looking for someone. I think it might be you, Daddy.

"I miss you a lot too. Only… Sometimes I can't remember exactly who I'm missing because you died when I was really little. I look at your picture on the mantelpiece of our fireplace at home, and I try to recall something. Something more than the fact that you're someone really important, who isn't here anymore.

"When I can't remember, I ask Uncle Roy. He tells me stories about how you two met, and how you met Mom. All of the funny, happy stories.

"I don't ask Mom about you anymore because she always answered with this horrible sad look in her eyes.

"Uncle Roy takes a lot of pictures of me and I never knew why. Last week I asked him, and he said that he was taking them for you. Apparently, you used to take tons of pictures of me and Mom, and show them off to everyone.

"Uncle Roy gave me some of the pictures that he had. I've stored them in a box under my bed, so don't worry about them being safe.

"I have to go now, Dad, because Mom gets really worried when I'm out after dark. I'll come back soon, okay?

"Bye Daddy."

"Bye Elicia."

A/N: Edited on May 2, 2013 because I noticed some repetition and other stuff.

I always thought that Hughes would hover over his family after death.

There are so many different ways that Elicia's name is spelled, but I like this one the best.

I'm not sure that I like exactly how this came out but I'm going to post it anyway because I haven't written anything in forever.

Note: This is also un-betaed. Not my best work, as a result, but I really wanted to get it up.

I intentionally wrote it like people talk, so don't go too grammar-Nazi on me please. But any serious mistakes you find, please tell me.

Review por favor!

-Queen of Narnia49