A Sweet Song
"Nothing will ever be the same again," Ally whispered.
Ally's father died last summer. It wasn't fair, Ally thought, frowning. Dad was young and had never been sick. Why had his heart suddenly stopped? Ally curled herself up in her father's favorite chair and looked at his picture on the bookcase. It was one of her favorite shots. Ally smiled. "I miss you, Dad," she said softly.
She felt a hand smoothing her hair and glanced up. " Why don't you come outside with me, Ally?" her mother asked. "The birds are nesting(筑巢) in the woods. By this time last year you had already taken dozens of pictures." But she knew bird watching wouldn't be the same this year. How could it be? Ally wondered. Ever since she could remember she and Dad had been a team, searching the woods for the special wood warbler(林中莺). "I'll be out in a while, I promise," she answered.
After her mother left, Ally reached for the photo album she and Dad had put together. On the cover was a photo of a tiny orange bird with blue-gray wings and black eyes. Dad cut it from a local newspaper. Ally smiled, remembering the excited look on Dad's face when he showed her the pretty bird.
"I can't believe someone spotted(发现) this little guy way up here in New Jersey," he said. "Wood warblers are usually found in the south, not this far north. I bet if we search real hard, Ally, we'll see this little guy together someday."
Ally leaned her head back and closed her eyes, letting her mind wander. She loved thinking about the times she and Dad had spent searching the woods for the little bird. They'd never spotted the warbler, but her father had an amazing way of making each outing seem special. He was her best friend, and when they were together Ally felt comfortable, "If only I could get that good feeling back," she thought, sighing.
Staring at the bird, suddenly, she knew exactly what she had to do. Waving goodbye to her mom, she placed her camera around her neck and hurried outside. "Please let me see the warbler," she murmured to herself. She gave her worried Mom a kiss and then set off into the woods.
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Familiar smells of the earth rose up to greet her the moment Ally stepped into the woods.
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All too soon the sun disappeared behind thick grey clouds and Ally was about to head home when a ringing birdsong floated down to her.
