SD Gundam Fan Fiction ❯ The Next Generation of The SDG ❯ Turning Back The Clock: Happy Birfday! ( Chapter 6 )

I remember waking up early that morning to something heavy on my chest. I opened my eyes to see my four-year-old granddaughter. When she saw that I was awake, she gave me that smile that reminded me of Andrea's. I wish she were here to see Andromina grow up. “What are you doing up this early Andy?” I asked her. She just gave me that smile again. “Daddy said that it was granpa's birfday and that I get to spend the whole day with him,” she said then whispered, “that way he won't find out about the surpize pardy.” I had to laugh at that. I figured Mike and Larane would learn that you can't tell secrets to a child under the age of seven. “Alright then, let's go get you dressed so we can go out today.” I said as I scooped my giggling granddaughter up and walked to her room.

 

I had to admit that the look on my son's face was priceless. When I walked into the kitchen so Andy could eat breakfast before we went out, he was mortified when I asked him what time he wanted me and his daughter back for the party. “She told you didn't she?” He asked me. “I told you not to tell her. You should have just told her that she and grandpa were going out for the day and should be out until dinner. Now the secret is ruined.” Larane, his wife, scolded him. I love the fact that she calls me dad when she talks to me, but what confuses me is that she never calls Andy by her name. The last time I heard her use Andy's full name, was when she got in trouble for drawing the schematics for a music box on the wall. I guess I wasn't much help when she saw me video tapping it. I caught Andy half way through but it was so adorable I had to record it.

 

Sayla say's that I have been doing that a lot ever since Andy was born. I always have a video camera or regular camera. I do this because I feel that one day my friends, captain, zero and Bakunetsumaru will return and when they do, I want to be able to show off my granddaughter when she was young to them. I have a feeling that I won't get to see them return. I don't want to burden my son with this but I've been feeling sick lately and I know it's not some normal cold. I just don't know how long I've had this or if I will live long enough to see Andy turn seven.

 

“So now that you know we're throwing you a party, are you still going to go out or stay here?” Mike asked me. I looked at him and smiled. “I'm still going to go out. Let's let Andy think that it is still a surprise party.” I told him. Once Andy was done eating, I took her little hand and we went outside to go to the park. We were out all day; we went and visited my sister around lunch. Andy and the triplets Catheran, Elizabeth, and Emily, were all watching a movie while I talked to my sister and her husband. When we checked on the girls, they had all crashed where they were. I guess it was time for their naps.

 

As Andy and I made our way home, Andy started to get excited she was old enough to know that when someone has a birthday, she gets to eat pizza and cake. Larane doesn't like Andy to eat pizza once a week; usually she gets to eat it every three months. If given the chance, she could probably eat an entire pizza by herself. I bet that once she's older, she'll have her grandmother's metabolism. I watched her as she disappeared into her room and come back with a box that had construction paper glued to it. I guess she tried to wrap it on her own. I smiled as she handed it to me. “Happy birfday gandpa!” she said with a smile. Her smile only grew as she watched me open it. It was a picture of Andrea and me at our wedding. I smiled and scooped her up into my arms, giving her a big hug and kiss. Its time's like these that I wish would never end.