Dylan 20

ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS LATER

HAILEY POV

    I skip down the hall happily before wrapping my arms around dad's neck. Dad chuckles and puts down his newspaper. He is off today so he can come to the ceremony. 

  "Are you ready kiddo," Dad asks with twinkling eyes. 

  "Beyond ready dad. I can't believe I finally made it," I say grabbing my coffee mug. 

  "Well just so you know, I am yelling for two parents so don't expect me to be dignified," Dad says getting up and walking to the couch. 

  Dad reaches down behind the couch and pulls out a huge sign. I burst out laughing. Dad has made himself a neon sign with black letters, that says, "I am Hailey Evan's Dad!!!!!!!!!"

   "Your mom knew she wasn't going to make it. She told me at all your big life events I was to go as overboard as possible. To make up for her not being there," Dad says with slightly misty eyes. But his smile say