Chapter 3
A/N ok,This chapter ends with the last wish…..its a HUGE surprise, and we're really excited as to how the story is gonna turn out!
Sadie lay on her bed feeling slightly depressed.
She understood, that it was her mother's last wish, but what she had to do…..
Was it even legal?
A stray tear came out of her eye and she fiercely wiped it away, and did what made her feel good.
Not punching Carter, though that was no.2.
No, she sang.
Hugging her purple pillow, she sang a very familiar song.
You know I'm not one to break promises
I don't wanna hurt you but I need to breath
at the end of it all, you're still my best friend
but there's something inside that I need to release
She heard clapping and turned to see her father watching her. She sniffled slightly, being the drama queen she was, to make him feel bad about… you know….
(A/N well, you don't know but you will.)
Julius perched on the edge of her bed and picked up a guitar. He stroked the woody part (A/N you know, then wooden part? God, I'm so lame-.-)
and with a start Sadie remembered.
This was her first guitar, which her father had bought her, after she had seen a homeless guy with one.
She gently ran her fingers over the wood and smiled as she remembered her first performance.
She had closed her eyes to block the huge crowd. Then she opened her mouth and began to sing. She sang a Taylor Swift song…. Maybe it was "Haunted" or "Sparks Fly". Truth be told, it was almost 5 years ago, and Sadie didn't remember much. But what she did remember, what the rush she got while singing. Sure, she was nervous at first, but then when she started singing her fears ran away. It was just her, the music, and her voice. She remembered the feeling AFTERWARDS, when the audience was clapping and she felt like she could do anything- even be nice to her brother for more than 10 minutes.
Sadie smiled at the memory. Julius prodded her.
"Go on, sing a song!"
She looked into her father's brown eyes and her heart swelled up. She wanted to cry, but she decided to let her feeling out with a song she had written.
She strummed the guitar and began to sing.
"You tucked me in, turned out the light
Kept me safe and sound at night
Little girls depend on things like that
Brushed my teeth and combed my hair
Had to drive me everywhere
You were always there when I looked back
You had to do it all alone
Make a living, make a home
Must have been as hard as it could be
And when I couldn't sleep at night
Scared things wouldn't turn out right
You would hold my hand and sing to me.."
Julius' heart swelled with pride and love for his daughter, and to her surprise, he joined in.
"Caterpillar in the tree
How you wonder who you'll be
Can't go far but you can always dream
Wish you may and wish you might
Don't you worry, hold on tight
Ipromise you there will come a dayButterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
Flap your wings now you can't stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true
Butterfly fly away, butterfly fly away
We've been waiting for this day
All along and knowing just what to do
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly, butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away"
Julius' and Sadie's voices merged together beautifully and when they sang the last note Julius hugged Sadie.
Even though she was incredibly awesome, great, brave and a lot of other things, even Sadie Kane needed her daddy every once in a while.
They sat like that for a few minutes until Julius broke the silence.
"So, kiddo, what do you think about your mother's Last Wish?"
Sadie's eyes filled with tears and she shook her head.
"I know it's her last wish- and I respect that. But how does my own mother expect me to ….
Marry a complete stranger just to make peace between two houses? Huh?"
Julius just sighed.
Well, it WAS the Last Wish.
(A/N DUN DUN DUUUUNNNNN)