It was depressing to write this... But I wrote it on my new purple laptop, so... I don't own anything.

I walked through the dense woods, holding my father's arm for him. He was growing weaker.

"Leah, you need to understand that I won't be here forever," he said.

I nodded, tears beading in the corners of my eyes. He'd been growing weaker in the last few weeks.

"You need to learn to be completely independant. I know you can be. You just need to let go of me," he said.

We came out of the woods on the highest cliff in La Push.

"Leah, your Christmas gift from me this year is strength and trust. You have my trust to be who you need to be. You have the strength to do what you want with your life and answer to no one."

"But, Daddy, Sam and Jacob are..." I tried to find the strength to speak of my leaders while having this personal moment with Harry.

"Boys. They'll learn that they need to be told 'no' for once. You also need to keep your brother from being a pushover."

We laughed together. Then I started crying.

"Daddy, you won't..."

"I can't stay, Leah. You need to take life one cliff at a time. I want you to jump off this cliff, baby," he said, gesturing the deep drop into the Pacific waters.

"But I could die. I can't, I'm not good enough," I said, wiping the tears as they poured faster.

"Leah, I won't be here much longer. Jump when I'm gone. Jump and be who you want to be!"

I nodded, then hugged him. "I love you, Daddy."

"I love you, Leah, baby."

As I pulled back, the spirit of my father disappeared and I now saw the ocean. My next checkpoint in life. I stepped to the edge, spread my arms, then...

I jumped.

One cliff at a time, I must live.

A/N: Merry Christmas!!! Reviews???