Angel in Danger

"Eleanor Sibyl Reid, get down these stairs now and eat your breakfast!" All you heard from the floor above is pounding, angry footsteps then a scream of attitude. Sibyl had recently decided to play the typical teenager- Reid had no idea how to cope with this as he never went through this stage himself, at his daughters' age he was graduating high school and mastering a few other things… Eleanor hadn't seem to take any step towards the future Reid had- in fact she was a very intelligent young girl, just seemed to not be showing it.

"Why must you insist on this petty, stupid behaviour?! I mean come on, I'm almost thirteen years old and you treat me like a child!" As he watched her storm into the kitchen, forcing down her pancakes smothered with chocolate syrup with huffs and sighs; he shivered. How did it ever get to this? Eleanor was a beautiful, intelligent young girl- but after Lily walked out on them both she hadn't been the same; she was only four at the time, but she understood after all she was just like Reid.

As he wandered over to the oak cabinet in the corner of the room, there stood the pictures; he had taken one every year on her birthday and throughout the pictures you saw her age into a beautiful young girl. That picture day was coming up soon, she'll be thirteen years old in just four days… she'll officially be a teenager and Reid couldn't cope with that.

"Eleanor, are you ready for school- I have work" Reid always asked, knowing she was ready.

"You always have work" she sighed, pulling her backpack over her petite shoulders and placing her helmet over the beautiful long, brown curls that hung well past her bum when not in a ponytail. Reid just peered down at the floor, he knew he always had work- he wishes he didn't, he wanted more time with his daughter but…

"See you whenever dad, I'll be at the office later if your not home- sure auntie Penelope will keep me company…" he watched her climb onto her bike, almost sitting on her curls

"…like always" and she road off, without another word leaving Reid in devastating silence. Work then? Like always…

If only Reid knew, that today may be the last day- he coped with his daughters tantrums in the morning, watched her scoff down chocolate covered pancakes, and ride off to school. The last time he saw those beautiful long, brown curls- her shining blue eyes…