Before The Storm

Miley's p.o.v

Laying in bed that night I closed my eyes trying to get to sleep.

Why did you go away dad?

I whispered clutching my pillow.

I didn't go away bud I'm right here

I sat up looking around was I crazy? Did I just hear my dad? No one was there just Noah and Braz both sleeping soundly curled up towards me. Shaking my head I sighed I must be exhausted. Laying back down I wrapped my arms around myself.

I just wish I could go back in time to when we were all happy before the storms of life washed it all away.

Happiness it was something all babies should be born into according to my dad I was 100 % happy as a child.

My daddy just the mention of his name made my heart sing.

Willy Bob was born William Robert Steeple he was a musician at heart from birth it just took him a while to know it was his calling he was born to my me-maw Ruth in Crowley Corners he was a talented baseball player who lived for the game from 11 years old he was scouted by professionals. Then in college he fractured his shoulder and it ended his career. In recovery he had to work with guitars and piano's as a form of therapy and he quickly fell in love with music and realized he had a natural talent.

So he took lessons and started to try his hand at song writing his teacher suggested a talent show which he resisted at first thinking it sounded childish but his teacher kept pressuring him till he said yes.

That's where a music scout spotted him slamming on his guitar and wailing his country guts out. Soon he was brought to Nashville and given lessons and studio time.

Within two years he was selling records and going on world tours he was topping the charts and making TV shows.

Tanya was one of his backup dancers she was tall slender blond and tough as nails dad fell instantly.

Their love affair however became talk of the tabloids she was married and never told him and had two kids by this man Brandi Glenn and Trace ..by the time he found out she was pregnant with her third his child..me..

At the hospital her husband showed up it got nasty they were fighting as she was pushing...I was born into the middle of a storm.

One my mom created...thanks mom..

Dad didn't care though not only did he love me the second he found out he was having me he loved Brandi and Trace the minute he met them who wouldn't? Brandi was an adorable bundle of lace and feathers who was always putting on shows and making people laugh.

Trace was all boy he loved trucks and race cars he loved baseball and being rough.

Dad named me Destiny Hope because he felt it was my destiny to bring hope to the world. He said I brought hope into his that even though it was a messy start there was hope for a better tomorrow.

I was always smiling as a baby so they were always cooing at me going aw look she's smiling..and as you do it in baby talk it starts to sound like look she's miling so we shortened it to Miley.

When I was six months old they married three years later Brasion was born then Noah..we were happy living in Franklin Tn dad's career was going strong mom had stayed home to be a full time mom but we were always going on tour with dad.

We all learned early on to love music and respect those who came before us. He taught us piano, guitar and vocal exercise's.

Dad landed a TV show which he let me guest star on when I was 8 and 10 and 12 when I was 12 something clicked in the producers mind hey this kids talented lets do a spin off staring her.

I loved it being able to sing and dance having my own show Star-Bright was awesome I got to play a girl from TN who goes to Hollywood to be famous but she creates a new identity so she could have the best of both worlds.

Everything was going so well my whole family moved out there so we could be together. Brandi loved it she got her own room no more sharing with two little runts as she called us always with love of course. She made friends easy and she started playing gigs on her own she hooked up with this girl named Megan who was a actress and had a staring role on a hot TV show the Secret life of American teens so when Brandi was 16 she moved into a apartment with her. It sucked not having my bff and sister there but she was happy so I was for her Megan had a friend named Codi and the three of them jammed.

Then last year things changed while the shows were on hiatus dad decided he needed to join the army he wasn't fulfilled with music and acting anymore he was worried he was becoming to Hollywood. I wasn't I was loving it. I was famous suddenly which was a lot to handle but hey I was handling it I had a hot boyfriend Nick who was in a band with his brothers Joe and Kevin they were rising stars Nick and I were the hit teen couple and I loved him. There were rumors all the time about us but we didn't let it stop us.

I was on the top of every hot list I got into any club or show I wanted never had to wait for anything girls wanted to be me or hated me...Guys wanted to date me or sleep with me hey either one is flattering.

Then dad went off to Afghanistan he promised he would be back he always kept promises..Except this time..he didn't..Dad never came home he stepped on a pipe bomb and was killed. The explosion was so bad they never found a body.

After he died Momma went crazy she drank her sorrows away she never had to work while she was with dad and she couldn't find work now with no college degree or work experience.. She moved to Killbourne which is a small run down town that Brandi says Kills you as soon as you are born.

Mom had random men come over all the time who paid her for sex so she could buy her drink which started to turn into drugs she sent me to Hollywood on my own but the producers refused to do the show without me having a parent there and she wouldn't come back to La she said it was too painful to many memories.

Brandi and Trace weren't stable enough to take custody of me. So I had no choice I went back to TN..Mom seems to blame me for dad's death. I don't know why but she always reminds me of it. She says I got to caught up with fame and it drove him crazy thinking I was becoming some Hollywood teenage tragedy and he was so afraid he had to get away. I think she's just plan crazy.

Trace has distanced himself from the family he got caught up in the rock and roll life touring dating drugs and music are his life.

Brandi she's our savior I had to do this for Noie and Braz I had to get us to Brandi she would and could help us.

I hope I can do it please hope be on my side..

Sleep finally came thank god...