Dear Dad,
It’s been a little over 24 hours, I miss you more than ever. Everything happened so fast and I don’t think I know if it’s real yet. You just told me a few days ago that you wanted me to take you out somewhere in my car. The house is empty, and I don’t feel safe without you here. I don’t have anyone to talk to when I get up for a snack at 3am. I don’t even want the snack anymore.
I took some pictures out today of you when you weren’t sick. I stared and I cried because I wanted to hear more of the stories you used to tell me all the time. You could talk for hours. I hope that my life turns out to be as interesting as yours.
I am trying my best to be strong for Mom. She told me she thought you were too larger than life to ever have anything happen to you. I thought so too.
I don’t know what I’ll do without you. I have always dreamed about when I got older and how proud you would be of me when I graduate college, when you walk my down the aisle and give me away, and when I have my first child. You can’t be there, but I know you are proud of me, Dad.
I just want to know that you are okay. I am trying to be.
I keep thinking that you’re going to wake back up…
I’ll always be your little princess, just like you always told me. And I’ll talk to you every day. I wish I had told you more often about how much I love you. I know you heard me yesterday, it’s okay that you couldn’t say it back.
Rest in Peace Dad.