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The Best Day

I'm five years old

It's getting cold

I've got a big coat on

Gabriella tugged the coat onto little Haley's body even more, trying to make her as warm as possible.

I hear you laugh

And look up smiling at you

And run and run

Gabriella watched as her little girl laughed, letting the wind take her wherever she pleased, as she sat down on a bench in the little park down the street from their Albuquerque house.

At the pumpkin patch

The tractor rolls on

The sky is gold

I hug your legs and fall asleep

The whole way home.

Gabriella placed the small pumpkins in the trunk of her car before strapping in Haley, who was fighting off sleep.

I don't know why all the trees change in the fall

I know that you're not scared of anything at all

Don' know if Snow White's house is near or far away

But I know that I had the best day with you today

Gabriella looked in her rearview mirror at her daughter who was smiling in her sleep. Little did she know that she was replaying the days events over and over in her little mind.

I'm thirteen now

And don't know how my friends

Could be so mean

Haley shut the door with a slam, causing the whole house to jump. Troy and Gabriella, who had been quietly talking in the kitchen sauntered over to the front hall, "What's going on princess?" Troy asked his daughter.

Tears stung in Haley's eyes as she cried, "I hate Mariah Danforth and Lindsay Baylor!" with that she sprinted straight up the stairs.

"I'll go call Shar and Tay." Gabi sighed; middle school girls were so mean.

I come crying

You hold me tight

And grab the keys

Haley came home from another boring day at school with tears streaming down her face, "Baby?" Haley looked up towards her mom's questioning face and ran straight into her arms.

"Michael is a jerk!" She wailed, Gabriella sighed, thinking she should talk with Ryan and Martha about this.

"And…"

"And Mariah, Lindsay and I still aren't talking!" She sobbed into her mother's chest, her body violently shaking with each ragged breath. Edging them over to the hall table, Gabriella picked up her car keys and her clutch that was beneath them.

"Time to shop." Gabriella whispered into her daughters long sandy brown hair.

And you drive and drive

Until we've found a town

Far enough away

And we talk and window-shop

Until I've forgotten all their names

Haley and Gabriella ate lunch in a little café in a little town on the outskirts of Albuquerque. Going on and out of shops, they made very few actual purchases, instead they window-shopped. Both Gabriella and Haley tried on different clothes, some extremely far-fetched, taking pictures and enjoying some mother-daughter bonding time. Completely erasing Haley's previous memories of her friends and the fights they all seemed to be having.

I don't know who I'm gonna talk to

Now at school

I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you

Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay

But I know I had the best day

With you today

On the long car ride home, Haley turned towards her beautiful mother, "Thanks mom, this was the best day ever. I love you."

Gabriella smiled, "I love you too sweetie, and this was fun!" Haley rolled her eyes playfully at her mother's enthusiasm.

I have an excellent father

His strength is making me stronger

God smiles on my little brother

Inside and out

He's better than nothing

Troy and Haley talked through most of the night, mostly about her problems with Michael. She was so comfortable around her parents; they were down to earth and easy to relate to. Their relationships were open, one never keeping a secret from the other.

Jamie, Haley's little brother came bounding down the steps, looking for daddy to get rid of the monsters that were coming to eat him. Haley grinned and gave both her brother and father a kiss before heading up to bed, knowing that tomorrow was another day.

I grew up in a pretty house

And I had space to run

And I had the best days with you

Haley smiled as she walked into school, confident in both her appearance and the fact that today would be better. She saw her friends standing around their lockers. The girls weren't talking to each other and the guys awkwardly greeted her. She remembered what her dad said about the past 'Wildcats' having the same problems at times too.

There is a video

I found from back when I was three

You set up a paint set in the kitchen

And you're talking to me

It's the time of era of princesses and pirate ships

And the seven dwarves

Daddy's smart

And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world

Haley grinned as her dad handed her a bowl of popcorn. She and Jamie began wolfing it down before he could even return with their sodas, his beer, and Gabriella's wine. Popping in the choice movie for this rainy Thursday night: a home video of when Haley was just three years old.

Haley grinned as she and her mother painted pictures all over a piece of paper that was taped to the wall in the kitchen, as Troy videotaped their actions. Gabriella was chatting away, as if the little three year-old could comprehend every word.

Haley stared in awe at her mother. Gabriella was still beautiful, with her long dark curls and twinkling mocha eyes, the same ones that Haley herself possessed. But 10 years ago she was super model material. Incredibly fit, with long slender legs and a perfectly trim torso, that was mostly intact today.

Now I know why all the trees change in the fall

And you were on my side

Even when I was wrong

And I love you for giving me your eyes

Staying back and watching me shine

Haley finished her final piece in the dance competition. That was her last dance as a senior in high school. Ever. It was a solo and she nailed it. She could see her parent from the front row, their eyes shining with pride, Gabriella's with tears of joy watching her only daughter fulfill her greatest passion.

She saw her boyfriend, Michael, and her friends Mariah and Lindsay, along with Matthew Cross, standing and clapping with their parents in the following rows.

And I didn't know if you knew

So I'm taking this chance to say

That I had the best day

With you today

Haley came out of the auditorium and was immediately shattered with praise. Sliding out of everyone's grasp she took her mother to the side to thank her. Thanking her for the best day and the best life, because now everything was falling into place.

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Song: The Best Day by Taylor Swift (From her new album Fearless)

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