Hiya peoplez...
Here's the exciting conclusion of the story.
Seems a little early though doesn't it?
Oh well, I can't start any more stories, and I already ended this one.
This chapter talks about how Sam's dad feels.
It is the song American Dream by the Casting Crowns.
Hearing that song always makes me cry because it's so true.
Enjoy peoplez...
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Disclaimer: I do not own the song American Dream, and I do not own Danny Phantom.
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The Confessions Of An American Dream
Chapter Two: An American Dream
"Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles if I could just see you tonight."
Vanessa Carlton, A Thousand Miles
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All work no play
May have made Jack a dull boy
But all work no God
Has left Jack with a lost soul
He walked into the kitchen where his family sat.
He smiled at them and they smiled back at him.
"Have a good day at work honey," His wife told him.
He kissed her on the cheek, and walked over to his little daughter Sam.
She smiled at him and he kissed her on the cheek.
She giggled.
"Have fun on your first day of pre-school Sammy, don't meet any boys." He joked.
"Thurston, don't tease her like that, she's only four," His wife scolded him.
"I don't want you to leave Thursty" The little girl cried out her nickname for him.
"I'm sorry Sammy, but I must."
He walked out the front door after saying goodbye to them.
But he's moving on full steam
He's chasing the American dream
He's gonna give his family
Finer things
He drove back from work, to see that his little Sam had been waiting for him in the living room.
She ran up to him screaming, "DADDY! DADDY! I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU!"
"Not so loud Sammy," he told her, "I have a very bad headache."
"Oh, sorry, do you still wanna see it?"
"Not right now Sam, maybe I'll see it later."
He trudged up the stairs, and didn't see the disappointment on his daughter's face.
Not this time son,
I've no time to waste
Maybe tomorrow
We'll have time to play
He rushed downstairs.
He had been called into work for an emergency.
And then he slips into
His new BMW
And drives farther and farther
And farther away
He tried to sleep that night, but his wife coming into the bed after him woke him up, and he couldn't go back to sleep.
Cause he works all day
And tries to sleep at night
The next day his wife asked him about playing with Sam.
He says things'll get better
Get better in time
He went to work the next day, and that's how it went for the next several years.
So he works
And he builds
With his own two hands
And he pulls all he has
In a castle made with sand
But the wind, and the rain
Are coming crashing in
Time will tell just how long
His kingdom stands...
His kingdom stands
His little girl grew up, and the time that they were spending with each other was becoming very limited and precious.
Well, his American dream
Is beginning to seem
More and more like a nightmare
With every passing day
His daughter had joined a softball team at the age of eleven.
Daddy can you come to my game?
He had missed every one of her games so far, and his wife wanted him to come to one.
Oh, baby, please don't work late
He missed the game, and he also missed the growing disappointments of his daughter.
Another wasted weekend
And they are slipping away
He continued working for days and days.
Cause he works all day
And lies awake at night
His wife woke him up again getting into bed, and so he got up, and went to check on Sam, like he usually did.
She was up, and very disappointed in him.
He tells them things'll get better
Just take a little more time
And he continued to work, and missed out on his life.
So he works
And he builds
With his own two hands
And he pulls all he has
In a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain
Are coming crashing in
Time will tell just how long
His kingdom stands
His kingdom stands
His life got more complicated on the business trips that he had to attend to.
He told himself that it was what was best for his family, but in his heart he knew differently.
Used to say whoever dies
With the most toys wins
But if he loses his soul
What has he gained in the end?
He thought about this subject for many nights.
I'd take a shack on a rock
Over a
CASTLE IN THE SAND
His business trips became longer, and pretty soon he spent all of his time on business trips.
Now he works all day
And cries alone at night
He missed his daughter's sixteenth birthday party because he had to be on a business trip, and his wife was thinking about filing for divorce
He's not getting any better
Looks like he's runnin out of time
He tried to visit, but work had him so overwhelmed.
Cause he works
And he builds
With his own two hands
And he poured all he had
In a castle made with sand
But the wind
And the rain
Are coming crashing in
Time will tell just how long
His kingdom stands…
His kingdom stands
He looked at the picture his daughter had made for him when on her first day of pre-school.
All they really wanted was you...
All they really wanted was you...
He ran into his house just as his wife opened up the door.
He gave her the biggest kiss that he could manage and she kissed him back.
"Whatever was that for Thurston?" She asked him.
"I missed you so much,"
"I missed you too."
He noticed who was standing behind his wife.
His little girl Sam had gotten older.
She was a senior now.
He noticed that she was wearing a very beautiful red dress, and standing beside her was Danny Fenton, the kid that she had had a crush on, he was wearing a very nice tuxedo.
"Sam you look so beautiful." He said, and he walked over to shake Danny's hand.
"I'm Mr. Manson, and what are you guys all dressed up for?" He asked.
Sam's eyes welled up with tears.
"Daddy," She whispered as she wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug.
"Dear, they are going to the prom," His wife told him as she snapped a picture of Sam hugging him, "I was just about to drive them there."
"Why don't I drive them to the prom?" He suggested.
"That's a wonderful idea, dad," Sam said as she linked arms with Danny.
He followed his daughter out the door as she told him, "Danny asked me to go to the prom with him, and you know that I just couldn't refuse."
His wife watched him pull out of the driveway with the two teens in the backseat of his BMW.
Her eyes welled up with tears.
But they were no longer tears of sadness…
she cried tears of joy.
All they really wanted was you
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