"What's wrong daddy?" I knelt down next to his bed, "Nothing love", he said.
But I knew that was a lie, the weakness in his voice made me start to cry.
I looked into his eyes, oh his beautiful deep brown eyes.
struggling to speak, he continues with his lies, "I'm sick honey, it's just a cold... It'll go away" I gave up on interrogating him, so I just replied with "okay".
I begin to walk back to my room, my feet felt like fire...and my eyes, my eyes weren't ones to admire. As I walk I ponder my father's mystery, but I try thinking optimistically so I whisper to myself "soon, this will all be just history." But I knew that wasn't true, my brain certainly believed it, and my bold heart chose not to.
My emotions are riding on a train, I run back to my fathers room as I go insane
"What's going on daddy? You can't keep this from me!" my voice is raging with anger and I continue my plead "You're not the same anymore, your voice is weak... look at you... you can hardly even speak.
I'm tired of the lies, it all ends today." There was a moment of silence I look at my vulnerable father but he looks away. "I have cancer.." he says hesitantly
I suddenly zone out reality as the world crashes down before me.
But just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, he proceeds "stage four colon cancer" it took me me awhile, but I finally got the courage to answer
"So it took you two months.. Two months to tell me this?"
"You can't blame me, I didn't want to ruin your bliss" The next few months were hell, my father was dying, yes everyone could tell. But that's when I got the call...the call I wasn't ready to hear at all "Your father has two months left" I dropped my phone and felt an aching in my chest. But the way this story ends is not one to expect, it's been five years  and my fathers cancer is now one to neglect. However this experience taught me something true, to never take life for granted and always love those who are close to you. My fathers death was just a light switch away but the magnificent Father saved the day. I learned a valuable lesson and it still sticks with me to this day, it's the value of life and it's here to stay.