Hello again readers. This chapter is very short but I felt it was something I needed to do to remind myself what this series is really about. I will be putting up chapter three either later today or some time tomorrow. For now, please enjoy
Shepard was sitting at his writing desk in his small make-shift office when he heard a quiet knock on the door. Glancing at the clock he saw it was only two in the afternoon. Tali's meeting with the Admiralty board wasn't supposed to be over until around six that evening, which meant it could only be his daughter.
Smiling, he put down his old fashioned pen and quickly placed it, as well as the paper he had been working on, into a small secret compartment in the desk and said "come in."
When the door opened his daughter walked in with a wide smile on her face. Returning it, he rotated his chair and patted his lap. Sheela giggled and sat down in her father's lap, putting her lef arm around his neck and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"What have you been doing in here all day daddy?" she asked as she looked over at the empty surface of his desk before looking back at him.
"Just umm.. Been doing some reading. I found some interesting Asari folk tales on the extranet." Shepard replied, scratching the back of his neck.
After a few moments Shepard kissed his daughter's forehead and sighed. "I remember this young girl I saved from a burning hospital a few years back. Now she has been replaced by this seventeen year old, beautiful, young woman with a brilliant mind that could even give her mother a run for her money."
Shepard paused for a moment and put on as serious of a face as he could. "But if she tells her mother I said that she will not see another computer until she is seventy years old." Both of them burst out laughing and Sheela hugged her father tightly.
"Don't worry dad. Your secret is safe with me." Sheela sighed and smiled at her dad.
"You know what I remember about that little girl?" Shepard raised an eyebrow inquisitively.
"I remember a scared little girl who lost everything. I remember that girl being saved by a kind and brave man. I remember him taking her in and treating her like she was his own. I remember him listening to her whenever she needed him. And now, she has the most home she could ever have hoped for. Now she can feel safe."
Sheela stopped to wipe a tear from her eye and Shepard wrapped his arms around his daughter and held her tight while she regained her composure. After a time she sighed and Shepard loosened his grip.
"I love you, dad."
"I love you too, Shelly."
Like I said, short. Anyway the contest for a picture of Tali and Sheela is still ongoing. If you need a description of Sheela to refresh your memory I will provide one at the end of this note. Like I said I will be uploading chapter three later today or tomorrow. Please remember to leave a review.
Sheela is about as tall as Tali, with dark auburn hair which is cut short and straight down to her chin, alabaster skin, soft amber eyes, and dark red lines in approximately the same locations as the ones on Tali's skin. Please email your entries to CharlieD1701 . I can't wait to see what you all come up with.