Where is Daddy?

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Where Is Daddy?

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My name is Jimmy.

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I am in the eighth grade and my sister, Hope, is in the third grade.

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My father is a banker and my mother is a teacher.

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We have a dog, Smiley.

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Sounds pretty normal, right?

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But a crazy thing happened last week.

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My father usually comes home late from work.

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So, we only see him on the weekends.

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Even then, he usually sleeps or watches television.

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But last Friday, he came home early for dinner.

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At the table, we were all doing our own thing.

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Hope was giving food to Smiley.

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My mother was telling her not to do so.

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I was texting.

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My father said, "Pass me the bread, please."

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No one heard him, so he asked again,

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"Can someone pass me the bread?"

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I heard him this time, but I was too busy with my phone.

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My mother was yelling, "Don’t feed Smiley!"

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Hope was feeding Smiley.

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Smiley was jumping up and down.

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My father shouted, "Am I invisible? Pass me the bread!"

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Then, it happened. Poof!

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My father disappeared like magic.

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He became invisible!

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We could hear him, but we couldn't see him.

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We asked, "Where are you?"

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"I'm right in front of you," he replied.

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We couldn't do anything for him.

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It was an awful night.

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Next morning, we went to the hospital and asked the doctor to help us.

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I said, "He has been invisible since last night."

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The doctor shook his head and said,

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"I can't help you. I've never seen anything like this before."

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When we came home, Hope said, "I miss Daddy."

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She started crying.

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My mother joined her.

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In a few moments, we were a sea of tears.

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"Come back, Dad! I promise to pass you the bread every day!" I cried.

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Then, it happened.

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My father appeared again!

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He hugged us and said, "Thank you for all the attention.

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I promise to come home earlier and play with you on the weekends."