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Jordan- 8
Jordan was sitting in her room as she looked on at her poster board, her current project at school was to create a family tree she looked at the part where she done her father's part but looked at the empty space where her mother's spot was. She didn't remember her mother she had been a baby when Anna was killed, Hank always talked with her about her mother so she never forget her. The eight year old wondered if her father any had pictures of her mother or any pictures from her mother's family. Getting up from the floor the eight year old went to look for her father.
Hank was sitting in the living room going over a few files when he heard footsteps he quickly put them away and turned to look back at his little girl.
"Hey sweetheart". Hank said.
"Daddy would you have any pictures of mommy?" Jordan asked.
"I believe I do come on".
The father and daughter headed to his room, he then pulled out a shoe box. Inside were loads of pictures he found a stack of pictures that Anna were in and hand them to Jordan. The young girl looked at the pictures of her mother just as a weary smile appeared on her face.
"She was so pretty". Jordan commented as saddness filled her voice.
"Just like you sweetheart, you look just like her". Hank put a strand of hair behind her ear.
She enjoyed looking at pictures of her mother she'd loved hearing stories about her so she'd always know about Anna. Jordan picked the best picture she could and started going through the other pictures.
"Whatcha doin Jo?" Hank asked a bit confused.
"I have this project at school, I have to do a family tree. I wanna see if there are any pictures of Grandma or Grandpa".
"Let me see if I have any".
Hank then began searching through the box and found an old picture of his parents, his father was dressed in dress blues as he was a Police officer. His mother wore a wedding dress, her hair was in curls and she had the biggest smile on her face. When Jordan saw her eyes widened.
"Grandpa was a Police officer too?" Jordan asked.
"Yup, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a officer too and I did". Hank said proudly.
"What did Grandma do?"
"She was a Doctor, she went above and beyond for her patients".
"Do you think they would like me?"
"Sweetheart they would love you".
"Do you know anything about mommy's parents?"
"I know that you're other Grandma, if I remember right she was a nurse. You're other Grandpad he did construction".
"Is this them?"
Jordan pulled a new picture out of the box and it was of Anna's parents. Anna's mother, Lisa, she wore a blue knee high dress, her long brown hair was in a braid and she had the biggest smile. Anna's father, Frank, he wore a white dress shirt, black slacks, his sandy blonde hair was combed back and he also had a smile on his face.
Hank had never met Anna's parents they both had died. A drunk driver slammed into their car, Anna's mother died on scene and her father died on his way to the hospital.
That is the only picture Anna had from her parents and she kept it after the accident. Jordan looked at the pictures she wished she could know her mother and her Grandparents on both sides.
"Daddy do you miss mommy?"
"Everyday".
"I miss her but I don't remember her, does that make me a bad person?"
"No baby, just because you don't remember that doesn't make you a bad person you'll always know about her".
"What do you do when you miss her?"
"Well I look at the pictures, think about all the time we spent together, or I look at you. You are the image of your mom, you have her long brown hair, her nose, her cheeks, you're a minversion of her".
"Could I use these pictures for my project?"
"Of course sweetheart".
"Could you tell me more stories about mommy later?"
"Yup".
Jordan quickly went back to her room to finish her project, once her board was finished she looked at it proudly. Carefully picking up the board she took it and showed it to her father, when Hank saw the project a smile was on his face he then kissed her head.
The next day Jordan took the project to school and when it was her time, the eight year old took a deep breath and began.
"This is my family, on the left is my dad his name is Hank Voight he's a Chicago Police Officer. He's a Detective". She pointed to the left side of the board. "On the right is my mom her name was Anna Carter she was an agent, she died when I was a baby but I hear stories about her all the time". Jordan spoke as she pointed to the right.
She then pointed to the picture of Justin. "This is my brother Justin. Even though we're half related we don't care we still refer to each other as brother and sister. Justin is one of the best brothers ever, he's my best friend and I wouldn't want any other brother".
Next was a picture of Erin. "This is my sister Erin. She's not my blood sister but blood doesn't make a family. She does everything a sister would do, help me with my hair, my clothes, she gives some of the best advice. She's also my best friend and again I wouldn't want it any other way".
Next she pointed to the picture of Hank's parents. "These are my Grandma and Grandpa, my dad's parents. My Grandpa Richard was a Police officer, my dad wanted to follow in his footsteps and he did. My Grandma Allison was a Doctor, she wanted to help people and she helped a lot of people in her time".
Finally she pointed to the picture of Anna's parents. "These are my other Grandma and Grandpa, my mom's parents. My Grandma Lisa was almost like my other Grandma except she was a nurse she helped a lot of people too. My Grandpa Frank was in construction he built many things".
Jordan then put her board down and continued. "I may not have a mom like other people but I know her, I'm learning new stuff about her every day. What I said about Erin, she's not my blood sister but she's my sister. Family isn't based on blood , family is based on the people in your life, who love you and care about you, who will do anything for you. My mom, my grandparents, they may not be here with me but I know that they still love me. They may be gone but I still have my dad, my brother, my sister, and a bunch of other people in my life who love me, care about, and will do anything for me. That is what makes a family".
Everyone clapped as she sat down. The school day was over Jordan walked out of the school, kids were getting on buses, going to their parents, when the eight year old seen her father leaning against the SUV she ran straight to him. Hank was leaning against his car his sunglasses on his face when he seen his little girl run to him he got down on one knee and let her crash into him
"There's my girl, how was school sweetheart". Hank says happily.
"It was good, I got an "A" on my project". Jordan replied.
"This means ice cream".
The father and daughter got in the car and headed home, Jordan was glad that she was able to learn more about her family.