Legend of the Magic Hawk

by sapphirethelightfury

Kim Crawford lives in a place where you can get a spirit bird, a bird with a special power. At the age of five, she gets a red tailed hawk chick, that can talk! Eight years later, Kim is starting high school, and Aurora (her spirit bird) is right by her side. There she will make friends, enemies, and crushes. But Aurora is more then a freak bird, and Kim is about to find out what.

4. Daddy, I Miss You

(Kim's P.O.V)

I walked out of my last period class, thinking about what happened in art today. Jack knows that I have a talking spirit bird, and doesn't find me weird? That makes two people. One of them I never see. Brett doesn't want Grace to be anywhere near me. I packed up all the books I need, and was caught up in the swarm of people spilling out the door. Aurora wouldn't be flying home with me today, she sprained her wing. I got my skateboard, which was resting against the school building. Then I heard a familiar voice.

"Hey, Kim!" Someone said. I glanced around, to see if there was another Kim. I looked back, and saw Jack.

"Hi," I said, a little unsure how to reply.

"You board?" He asked. I nodded. He smiled. "Do you know any tricks?"

"Of course! I've been doing this since I was six!" I yelled. What? My mom did not care whether it was safe or not. She loves me, but she's not what you would call a "safety freak."

"Alrighty then. I'll race you home, we live on the same street, you know." He said. Actually, I did not know that. I gave him a "competitive smile," and hopped on my board. I felt the rush of the wind blowing in my hair. I jumped, an flipped the skateboard beneath my feet. I landed perfectly. I started laughing. So did Jack. We pulled up by my house, and I waved bye to him. I walked into my house. It was empty.

"Mom?!" I yelled. No answer. I got myself a snack, when I realized something was really off.

"Aurora?!" I yelled louder. Still nothing. I started to panic. Where could they have gone?

"Charlotte?!" I yelled for my little sister. I ran in each room, looking for them. I opened the last door, and there they were. Mom was red, she was crying. But she was also smiling. I glanced at the computer. I was shocked.

"Daddy!" I yelled. He was FaceTiming us from the military. I let the tears fall out.

"Hey, honey!" He said. I couldn't see his face, my eyes were too blurred. I walked over to the computer, and cleared my eyes. I saw the smile on his face, and his watery eyes. I haven't seen my dad since I was nine, he is always serving our country. But he video chats with us four times a year. I don't know much about the war dad is fighting, my parents never told me. Aurora was perched on mom's chair, staring at the screen. I pulled up a chair, and sat down.

"How are you doing?" I asked him.

"Okay, I guess. A little lonely." He said. I could only imagine how awful it would be to be separated from your entire family, fighting an endless battle aginst other humans. I could only imagine. I smiled softly.

"So, how's school going?" He asked.

"It's nice, actually. Today, I met a boy named Jack." I said.

"Oh. Really?" He said with a shocked expression on his face. While my mom may not be concerned about my safety that much, my dad is way too overprotective. I rolled my eyes. We talked for a little longer, laughing about great times we've had together.

"Sorry, girls. I have to go." He said.

"Already?" Charlotte asked. Dad nodded sadly.

"Daddy, I miss you. Please come home soon." I said, with tears trickling down my face. My mom put a arm around me, and hugged me tightly.

"Okay, honey. I love you." Dad said. I forced a smile.

"I love you too, Dad." I said, crying. I watched him wave, before he turned off the camera, and the screen went black.