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The Promise

November 19, 2015 6 Comments

The Promise

By Gary Davison

A four-year-old boy, wearing clothes too small, sits on a chair fidgeting, clutching a paper sack of everything he owns.

With a mighty whoosh, a billowing cape fills the doorway. A superhero enters, and a woman shows him a child’s file, filled with documented betrayals and innocence lost.

Walking over to the boy, he kneels and promises, “I’m your dad now,” and he welcomes the boy into his arms with a kiss and hug.

“Let’s go meet your mom, son; she’s baking you cookies.”

This is how I dreamed of finding my mom and dad.

Turns out it wasn’t a dream.

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  1. James Freeze says

    November 19, 2015 at 11:03 am

    A real sweet story—Thanks for the positive ending.

    Reply
    • Gary Davison says

      November 19, 2015 at 3:22 pm

      Thanks James… sometimes good things do happen.

      Reply
  2. HG says

    November 19, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Yes a very sweet story.

    Reply
    • Gary Davison says

      November 20, 2015 at 5:30 am

      Thanks HG… I appreciate it.

      Reply
  3. Bill says

    November 21, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Awesome story! Dreams do come true, eh?

    Reply
    • Gary Davison says

      December 19, 2015 at 9:13 pm

      Keep dreaming… sometimes they do 😉

      Reply

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