Chapter 10

Sam took Andy home and they just lay on the couch together. Andy was the one to break the silence,

"The last thing he heard me say was how much I hated him for what he'd done. I didn't get to tell him I loved him..." She wiped the tears away refusing to become a mess again.

Sam looked at her and his heart broke. He loved her more than anything and he hated that she was hurting.

"He knew that you loved him Andy," he just continued to stroke her hair as if it would wipe all the bad memories away.

Eventually she fell asleep and Sam put her in her own bed and made some calls.

In the week to come Sam was there for her every time she started to break apart.

When Andy woke up that morning and everything came flooding back to her she had a hard time keeping her emotions in check.

Sam had been great. He organised the funeral and sorted out everything that she couldn't deal with.

He knocked on the door and came in. He handed her the cup of coffee he had made and went to her wardrobe to pull out a black dress. She got ready in silence while he waited outside.

When they were ready the drove to the church. Guests were milling around the graveyard.

The service was respectful as Tommy's old friends spoke about the old times.

At the end of the funeral Andy stood up and made her way to the front.

She sat on the stall and settled her guitar on her lap. Andy's eyes sought her mother's as she started to strum the chords.

She took a deep breath and tried to tell her father how much he meant to her:

You tuck me in,
Turn out the light
kept me safe and sound at night
little girls depend on things like that

Brush my teeth and comb 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

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.
I promise you that there will come a day
Butterfly Fly Away
Butterfly Fly Away (butterfly fly away)

You got your wings now you can't stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true
Butterfly Fly Away (butterfly fly away)
We been waiting for this day
All along and know just what to do
Butterfly,
Butterfly,
Butterfly,
Butterfly Fly Away

By the end of the song everyone had tears in their eyes. They all understood how Andy felt about her father.

When she finished she put her guitar down and made her way back to Sam and stayed by his side for the rest of the service.