Disclaimer: I own no one but the little girl in this story, whom I have yet to name. A/N: I'm new at this so please give me suggestions..and reviews.. (

Part of me believed that this would happen. The things going on in the world today are hard to grasp. Feelings are easily hurt, dreams are simply shattered, hope has lost its meaning. In its cruel and twisted manner, fate has been a little brutal. Well, fate has, for me. Fate is like calling out to the world when no one can hear you. It's quite funny how one can lose themselves in something so unimportant, or fate was unimportant to me, at the moment. That is up until I found a miracle. I was never big on religion, but it felt like I lost my religion. I didn't know if I could do it. but I did. and I don't regret any of it. I'm happy now. Every waking hour I know that I have something that I can always smile upon and have the same done to me. People didn't think that I could do it, but I did and I never doubted myself.

"Now?"

"Ten more minutes."

"You said that last time!." the little girl shouted.

Lying in bed listening to this little girl lecture me about how important it is to get up at a certain time and live life to the fullest, I seem to have shut out the 'noise' as I pretend to sleep.

"Come on!!"

The little girl pulls as hard as she can on Rory's arm. Rory turns over to her and smiles, she smiles back. It's like Rory's been blinded by a light because all she can do is smile at this little girl whose been tugging at her arm for the past five minutes.

"If you don't get out of this bed in 1 minute, I'm gunna pull the blinds all the way to the tip top and then your eye's are gunna hurt!"

"No!. fine, fine. I'm getting out of bed!."

"Good, now shower and take me to school!!!"

"Oh yea! Today's your first day of first grade!" Rory sang playfully.

"Stop it! I'm scared, I don't even know if my teacher is nice!"

"Don't worry, first thing after school I'll come to pick you up. No need to worry."

The little girl smiled genuinely as she ran out into the living room. Obligingly, Rory pulled herself out of bed, facing the day head- on. She took a quick shower and ran out of her room wearing a knee length skirt with a white v- neck knitted shirt. Rory slipped on her shoes, grabbed her purse, and took hold of the little girl's backpack.

"You ready?" Rory said smiling.

The little girl sighed as she said, "Ready as I'll ever be."

"That's my girl!"

With that, Rory took hold of her hand and they walked out of the medium sized apartment and out the fancy building. The two walked over to a forest green passat where Rory opened the back door so the little girl can slip into the car seat as Rory drove her down to school. Rory turned the radio on and the Flock of Seagulls song, I ran played.

"This song is so passé."

"Where did you learn that word?" Rory asked with wonderment, knowing that her little girl was learning so many things at her age.

"Jeopardy." She said as if it were nothing.

"Why are you watching Jeopardy at your age? You know when I was 6 years old, I watched Sesame Street, or Lamb Chop."

"Times change mom!" she said playfully.

"Well, aren't we a prestigious little girl!"

She sighed as she gazed out the window. Rory watched her and watched the road at the same time. They came to a stoplight and from the mirror at the head of the car, Rory saw as the little girl looked longingly out the window. Buildings and skyscrapers as high as possible ran by her window as the car went back into motion.

They finally came to the school and Rory opened the little girl's door and unbuckled her. Little kids ran past them and to the front of the school and into classrooms. The little girl looked sad as she saw a girl with her dad holding her hand into the school. That's what was upsetting her. She longed- ached, for a father. Something Rory could not give her.

"Hey kiddo, I know that I can't be everything you want me to be, but someday. someday, it wont just be the two of us. so till' then, bear with me, okay?"

The little girl nodded as she leaped forward and grasped Rory tightly. She took one last breath into Rory shirt and stepped back, as if she were bracing herself for the biggest thing to ever happen to her. But for a 6 year old, this could be one of the biggest things to happen to her. Rory lead her into the classroom and gave her one last goodbye and reminded her that the second that bell of dismissal rings, Rory will be right outside waiting for her.

Rory stood outside the classroom watching her little girl through the window of the door. She smiled faintly as she could see her sitting at a desk. Tears of sadness, no happiness formed inconsiderably at the corners of her eyes. She walked out of the school and into her car. Taking deep breaths, Rory composed herself for a long day of work. The song by R.E.M., Losing My Religion, played innocently in her head.

Life is bigger

It's bigger than you

And you are not me

The lengths that I will go to

The distance in your eyes

Oh no, I've said too much

I set it up

(chorus)

That's me in the corner

That's me in the spotlight

Losing my religion

Trying to keep up with you

And I don't know if I can do it

Oh no, I've said too much

I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing

I thought that I heard you sing

I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper

Of every waking hour I'm

Choosing my confessions

Trying to keep an eye on you

Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool

Oh no, I've said too much

I set it up

Consider this

Consider this

The hint of the century

Consider this

The slip that brought me

To my knees failed

What if all these fantasies

Come flailing around

Now I've said too much

I thought that I heard you laughing

I thought that I heard you sing

I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream

That was just a dream

(repeat chorus)

But that was just a dream

Try, cry, why try?

That was just a dream

Just a dream, just a dream

Dream

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