Fantastic reviews everyone! I really love how much you are connecting with Levina :) And I apologize, but THIS is the chapter that is very short. Here ya go though!

Chapter Nine

"Reminiscing with Terror"

(Sally's POV)

"Doc, I don't want you letting her fixing up Lightning's old wreck car anymore!" I say firmly. I admire the masculine figure Doc provides in Levina's life, but he should have consulted me on allowing her to do such a thing. I'd caught a glimpse of the stock car on my way out of town this morning. While I had to admit that they had made phenomenal progress, the sight brought to much feeling to the surface.

"Why not, Sally? She loves it, and as long as she doesn't know where it came from then what does it matter?" he argues.

I clench my teeth, "Doc, she already asks too many questions, I don't need to deal with this."

"Well, then when are you going to tell her? She has a right to know who her father is! Hell, Sally, what are you going to do when it's time for her to get out in the real world? Just because you never knew your father doesn't mean she should be denied the knowledge too." His words are biting, but they're true. His voice drops to a whisper, "You can't keep her locked up much longer…"

I lower myself to the clinic chair and hang my head in frustration. I'm unable to answer him, because honestly, I don't know how. It's been so long since Lightning's passing that it often feels like it happened in another life. All I know is that I promised him, myself and her, that I'd tell her the truth one day.

And now I can see that I've waited too long. It's easier to think about him, and I take my escapes while Levina has teachings with Flo. I'll take out the Porsche and drive it through Tailfin Pass, all the way up to Wheel Well. I clear my mind with the memories, and make it through another day, sometimes I won't even cry. But while things have gotten easier on me, they only seem to get more complex on Levina. I understand why my mother never told me where my father went. Go through the pain again, or suffer in silence; it was simply the lesser of two evils.

My thoughts shatter and I hear my name being shouted from down the street. I jerk my head up to Doc, but he looks as confused as me. I get up and walk out of the clinic. I can see Mater running towards me in the evening light. He calls my name one last time, and as he comes closer my eyes settle on the spilling bundle in his arms. My daughter's limbs hang limply and I see her eyes closed. My body runs cold at the eerie sight of her shut lids. Suddenly I'm back in that ambulance with Lightning.

I really love the symbolism behind the final line of this chapter :) But I'd like to hear what you thought with a review ;) Not sure when the next chapter will be up, so I'll wish you an early Merry Christmas just in case! Thanks for reading! Again, sorry for the shortness of this one!