Disclaimer: I do not own the songs listed in this chapter which are "I Hope You Dance" by Leann Womack, "My Wish" and "I Won't Let Go" by Rascal Flatts and "Ready, Set, Don't Go" by Billy Ray Cyrus.
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SeoHyun gasped as she heard her mother singing a song about her hopes for her and her future. She looked at the letter and found the title was "I Hope you Dance", the song ended and it went to her Uncle singing a song he titled "My Wish" talking about how he wished for good things for her that everything went the best for her, then her grandda's song how he would always be there for her through the hard times and won't let her go when she needs him, the title on the track list was "I Won't Let Go" she was stunned by her Grandda's words but then the last song began to play and when her father's voice started accompanied only by his guitar where the rest had full musical accompaniment and she almost started crying.
She's gotta do what she's gotta do
And I've gotta like it or not.
She's got dreams too big for this town
and she needs to give 'em a shot
where ever they are.
She was stunned at how much emotion was poured out in this first verse and she had a feeling that there was more to this song. More emotion about to come out that her da usually never really expressed where others could hear.
Looks like she's all ready to leave
nothing left to pack,
there ain't no room for me in that car
even if she asked me to tag along.
God I've gotta be strong!
SeoHyun had no idea how hard it had been for her da to let her go off to school. She had known he was highly protective of her and loved her but this song was saying so much that she was sure he would have never been able to tell her face to face. She knew he wasn't good with words but his actions towards her and her mother made them unnecessary, his actions spoke louder than any words anyone could ever say.
She's at the startin' line of the rest of her life
as ready as she's ever been.
Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes
the prize is hers to win
she's waitin on my blessings before she hit that open road
baby get read
get set
don't go
She wiped tears from her cheeks but let the song keep playing, she wanted to hear it all, these were her father's words and she wanted to hear everything he had to say to her.
She says things are falling in place
feels like they're falling apart
I've painted this big ol' smile on my face to hide my broken heart
if only she knew!
This is where I don't say what I want so bad to say.
This is where I want to but I won't get in the way
of her and her dreams,
and spreadin' her wings.
She's at the startin' line of the rest of her life
as ready as she's ever been
Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes
the prize is hers to win
she's waitin on my blessings before she hit that open road
baby get read
get set
don't go
She's at the startin' line of the rest of her life
as ready as she's ever been
Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes
the prize is hers to win
she's waitin on my blessings before she hit that open road
baby get read
get set
please don't go
Don't go
don't go
she's gotta do what she's gotta do
She's gotta do what she's gotta do
By the end she was practically sobbing. She had no idea what her father really felt for her and this was overwhelming. She figured once she calmed down she should call him and let him know she found the album and appreciated every word and everything they ever did for her. She knew that they would tell her that she didn't need to say those things to them, that they knew all of that already but she felt they needed to be said anyway.
After several minutes Derrick entered the room with her.
"What was it?" he asked
"Songs, well wishes from my mom, grandda, uncle and da," She said wiping her eyes. "I want to call my da."
"Then call him, I'm sure he'd really love to hear from you."
SeoHyun grabbed her cell phone and dialed her father's number.
"Hi, Da"
"SeoHyun… is everything okay?"
"Everything is fine, da… or it will be… I just wanted to talk to you." She tagged on the 'it will be' to make the sentence not a lie, she knew it was harder for him to pick up lies over the phone but usually by the second or third word he knew if she was telling the truth or not even over the phone. In person he would know before she finished her first word.
"You know you can always talk to me." He said
"I know; da… I love you." She smiled leaning against the wall and began to tell him about how she was nervous about midterms and she would be ready to come home for Christmas as soon as they were finished. To which he replied to not worry about buying any plane tickets for either herself or Kara he would fly them home personally. This was a relief to her, it wasn't that she didn't think commercial pilots were competent she knew they were but she always felt safe with her da in control of whatever vehicle they were in.
"I'll see you soon, da… I love you" she said as the conversation came to a close.
"I know you'll do well on your exams, I'll see you soon, I love you too." He told her.
"Bye, da."
"Bye, SeoHyun."
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Midterms weren't nearly as scary as SeoHyun thought they would be and before she knew it she and Kara were getting ready to fly home for their first vacation back in Montana.
"You girls be safe." Tommy said.
"We will… da is flying us."
They arrived at the airstrip as Charles and Anna landed and Charles hugged SeoHyun in his arms. This was really home for her and she would never forget that.
The End…
