Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! –wants to cry- Okay, on with the story…
Hi, I'm Kaylee Jackson. My mother always wanted me to go by Mal Doran, but I think Jackson fits better. My dad died when I was nine years old. My mom never would tell me what happened. Her and dad's jobs were top secret. One day (I believe it was my seventeenth birthday) my mom just took one look at me and I could see the tears in her eyes. She sat me down and told me the story of my fathers death. She said they worked for an organization that went to other planets. Imagine living your whole life on earth (like you are already doing) and having your mom tell you that she goes offworld on a day to day basis. I was shocked! Furthermore, she told me she, herself, wasn't from earth. I could not really comprehend this. I denied it at first. Now, twenty-three and going on my own offworld expeditions, I don't doubt what she says is true any longer.
She told me that my dad died saving her. She also said he had died many times, but this was different. That he wasn't coming back. I believe her. It's been eleven years since my daddy's death. I still long to see him. He used to take me places and get my imagination working. I loved him. When he died, I was heartbroken. No one really talks about it anymore. Aunt Sam (of course, she isn't really biologically my aunt, but my mom told me that she was like a sister to my dad and a best friend to herself) changed the subject whenever I bring it up.
Maybe one day I will see my dad again… But not everyone comes back from the dead.
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Deborah Sloane