A young teenage girl, no more then fifteen A father, coming home from his two year tour
Grabs her bag and books, ready to school
Her mother, smiling bright for her daughter
Drives her to school, aware of the surprise in store for her daughter
Awaits in the gymnasium, looking at a photo
Happy to see his angel again, who was grown up
Waits for the assembly this afternoon, and to give his daughter the surprise of her life
Towards the end of the day, the bell rings
Students, including the daughter, head to the gym
A Pep Rally awaits as games and fun ensue
Tug-of-War, balloon throwing, and pie throwing at teachers
Suddenly, the principal speaks, grabbing everyone's attention The girl blinks, still not moving at all
The girl sees her mother, video recorder in hand as the girl tries to hide
Feeling embarrassed, she hears the principal say,
"Emily, would you please come up? We all have a surprise for you."
Fearing for her life, she remains silent as friends and classmates look to her
Wondering what was wrong as her mother worried, hoping she was ok
The father then comes up as her daughter's head was down, speaking up.
"Don't you want to see me hun?" The father asks her
The girls suddenly looks up, standing as tears fell through the girl's eyes.
Everyone claps and whistles as her mother records her daughter's reaction, crying too
"DAD!" She cries out, rushing as everyone let her through before she hugs her dad tightly
Shock still runs through her as she spoke up
"I thought I'd never see you again..." She said through her tears.
"Well guess what hun.. I came back home, just like I promised." He said to his daughter
Glad to be back in her arms and glad to see his little angel again.
