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To fulfill their father\u2019s dying wish, two little girls visit his grave on his birthday to show him their adorable outfits. Near the gravestone, they find two beautifully wrapped boxes with their names and have no idea what\u2019s waiting for them.<\/p>\n
Isla, 6, and Madison, 8, missed their daddy, Brian. After he went to his heavenly home, they hadn\u2019t stolen cookies and ice cream from the kitchen at night, joined forces to bother their mother, or gone shopping. Because without Daddy Brian, those things were no fun.
\nYou\u2019re spoiling those girls, Brian!\u00bb Brian\u2019s wife, Linda, used to scold him. \u00abWhy do y\u2019all gang up against me? I know you steal from the pantry for your little angels!\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWell, I\u2019ll spoil them for the rest of my life!\u00bb Brian would say with a wide grin. \u00abThey will always come first for me as long as I live! I\u2019m sorry, honey, but you now have competition. But you know, I adore all my girls\u2014including you,\u00bb and hug her.That\u2019s how Brian was. He would always balance out a situation. He was the perfect family man. But after he passed away, something changed. Isla and Madison became very quiet, and Linda, well, she was struggling to come to terms with his death too.<\/p>\n
After all, her last memories of Brian had been nothing but terrible. He died before her very eyes, and she couldn\u2019t help him. Stage four cancer, the doctors had told Linda. They started the treatment the right way and tried their best for Brian, but they lost the battle, and the terrible illness won.<\/p>\n
Death cannot break the bonds built with love.
\nBrian\u2019s health kept deteriorating, and one morning he didn\u2019t wake up. Isla and Madison had slept beside him on the hospital bed the night before. He had asked Linda to leave the girls with him that night. Probably he sensed that was his last night with his little daughters.\u00bbTime of death: 4 a.m. Tuesday\u2026\u00bb the doctors declared that morning after Linda called, worried because Brian was not answering his cell phone. The doctors gave her an apologetic glance before they covered his once-smiling face with a white hospital sheet. Brian was gone. He wasn\u2019t coming back, and Linda was devastated.<\/p>\n
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After Brian\u2019s death, Linda couldn\u2019t pull herself together, no matter how hard she tried. Her girls had been stronger than her. They had at least attended the funeral. Linda couldn\u2019t stand to see him buried under the Earth.<\/p>\n
\u00abOn my birthday, I want my little girls to look their prettiest, and I\u2019m curious to see what they\u2019ll wear. Do you promise to come to Daddy and show me your beautiful outfits, girls? You see, it\u2019s possible that daddy won\u2019t be with you that day, but you have to promise me you\u2019ll look your best,\u00bb was the last thing Brian had said. It was his dying wish that his girls visit him on his birthday.<\/p>\n
So the day before, the girls asked Linda to take them out shopping.<\/p>\n
\u00abMommy,\u00bb little Isla said. \u00abDaddy loved my red dress. He got me one for my birthday. I want a red dress.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abYou can pick for me, mom,\u00bb Madison offered. \u00abI want it to be Dad\u2019s favorite color.\u00bb\u00bbI \u2014 I don\u2019t think I have the time, girls,\u00bb Linda tried avoiding the topic. She was still grieving Brian\u2019s loss. She was not ready for anything resembling closure.<\/p>\n
\u00abBut we need to visit daddy!\u00bb Isla said. \u00abHe asked me to wear something beautiful on his birthday. He asked Madison too.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Linda\u2019s eyes welled up. She was so consumed by grief that she had forgotten Brian\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n
\u00abWhat did he ask you?\u00bb Linda asked, her eyes welling up with tears.<\/p>\n
\u00abDaddy wanted to see us in pretty dresses on his birthday. We need to visit him, mommy,\u00bb Isla said. \u00abHurry up! We need to go shopping!\u00bb\u00bbWhen did he ask this?\u00bb asked Linda. \u00abI \u2014 I didn\u2019t know\u2026.\u00bb She had no idea about Brian\u2019s dying wish.<\/p>\n
\u00abThe night before he died, mom,\u00bb Madison revealed. \u00abHe held our hands and said he wanted to see us in nice outfits on his birthday. Mom, I think we should do this for him. I know you\u2019re upset, but please?\u00bb She covered Linda\u2019s ears with her hands. \u00abI know you\u2019re missing dad, but we need to do this for Isla. She misses daddy a lot.\u00bbMadison was always a bright child. She understood things children her age would find hard to comprehend. And she finally convinced Linda to go shopping.<\/p>\n
\u00abAlright then,\u00bb Linda said. \u00abLet\u2019s get you, girls, the prettiest outfits, so daddy knows what he\u2019s missing by not being with us! He will regret leaving us like this!\u00bb Linda said, bursting into tears and her girls hugged her to comfort her.\u00bbDad doesn\u2019t want to see you sad, mom. I know\u2026.\u00bb Madison whispered, patting her mom\u2019s back.<\/p>\n
The next day, on Brian\u2019s birthday, the little girls wore their new outfits and held hands together as they walked to Brian\u2019s grave. Linda was walking behind them.<\/p>\n
Once they were in front of Brian\u2019s gravestone, the little girls noticed two beautifully wrapped boxes with their names on them, and a small sticker on top said it was from Brian.\u00bbMommy!\u00bb Isla turned to Linda and said, \u00abLook, daddy sent us gifts! He is silly! He doesn\u2019t know we should give him gifts on his birthday,\u00bb and chuckled.<\/p>\n
Madison gave Linda a glance that said she knew Brian couldn\u2019t have sent them that. Dead people don\u2019t send you gifts.\u00bbWell, maybe he was missing his daughters. Go ahead and open the box, girls,\u00bb Linda said with an encouraging smile.<\/p>\n
As the two girls unwrapped the boxes, Linda had to hide her tears. Isla was grinning with delight while Madison was crying for the first time since Brian\u2019s death.For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n
There was a lovely pair of Mary Janes and a letter from Brian in each box.<\/p>\n
\u00abShoes!\u00bb chirped Isla. \u00abThey are so pretty, mommy! My favorite color\u2026pink!\u00bb<\/p>\n
The letter said:<\/p>\n
\u00abMy prettiest girls,<\/p>\n
Some angels here in heaven are surprised to see how girls can be so pretty! They say you are the most beautiful girls God ever created. Daddy can see how beautiful you look in your outfits. But I wanted to make my girls look even prettier, so I bought these shoes for you. I hope you like them.<\/p>\n
You see, daddy is not around you, but he is always there in your heart. I know that my girls no longer eat cookies and ice creams. Don\u2019t tell mommy, but I know she\u2019s restocked the pantry with huge cookie boxes. I saw her doing that. Next time you visit me, I want to hear stories about how you stole them successfully behind mommy\u2019s back. Just because daddy isn\u2019t there does not mean we won\u2019t trouble mommy! I want you girls to be happy and smile every day. You don\u2019t always have to be good. I\u2019m sure even mommy doesn\u2019t like that.<\/p>\n
And thank you for visiting me and wishing me a happy birthday, girls. Daddy loves you and misses you.<\/p>\n
Sending lots of love to my lovely girls,<\/p>\n
Brian.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abUmm\u2026that\u2019s too much for me to read!\u00bb Isla complained. \u00abMadison, what did daddy write?\u00bb<\/p>\n
Madison hugged Elsa tightly. \u00abHe said he is happy where he is, Isla, and he wants us to be happy too. He misses us. Thank you for everything, mom,\u00bb she added, knowing the boxes were from her. \u00abWe appreciate you bringing us here.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Linda smiled and whispered, \u00abI love both of you,\u00bb thanking her girls for helping her step out of the grief and giving her the strength to visit Brian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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