Hope of Reply(Lydia Bradnury) Recently Fran has been going through a lot a stress and suffering. The biggest issue was the loss of her father. Her dad was so special to her. Not only that but also rejection and school were all beating her up. Could this year get any worse?
Fran was so desperate for someone to talk to! Her friends ditched her, her crush wasn't interested, teachers had no time for her problems and the rest of the family wasn't supportive. Nobody really liked her that much. There was only her dad, but he has gone away, and won't ever return...
No hope! Fran was feeling so unwanted! She was in a living nightmare. Sitting there in the spot she never moved from, with the company of the deafening silence. If only her dad was here to talk, or at least listen!
Then suddenly this fantastic idea crawled into her mind. She could cry of happiness if this plan worked! As soon as possible Fran stared at the sky, shared her thoughts, and waited. Days...weeks...months flew by! Fran decided she was going to give up! No longer could she cope with the agony of waiting for something she knew wasn't going to happen.
Strangely this voice came out of nowhere. minutes of confusion later, Fran realised and leaped with excitement! She couldn't believe what just happened! Her Daddy replied! Refusing to stop smiling, she was dancing round her room! She had longed for this day since...forever! Her dad said "Keep your head high Princess, take life as it comes! Things will get better, I promise!" that was the last thing he said. Crying upon crying upon crying! Puddles of tears filled the floor. How she wished he would come back, she didn't want him to leave! Then she thought, maybe she should do as her daddy said. So she tried.
About a couple of months later, life for Fran was so much easier! She found knew friends, got some foster parents and school work was easy! Her dad returned to speak. He aske dhow things were, she replied "Thank you so much Dad! My life is so much better now! You are the best, you are my hero!" for a few seconds she thought then said "you can let go now Daddy, you can let go, your little girl is ready to do this on her own." With that message he dad realised his little angel was living the life she needed and he was no longer a part of it. A tear bought to his eye, and he went, officially gone forever!

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