Daddy's Day (plz read!! though it's kinda long)

Today was Daddy's Day at school, and I couldn't wait to go. But but mommy tried to tell me, that I probably should stay home. Why the kids might not understand, if i went to school alone. But the I went to school eager to tell them all. About a dad I never seen a dad who never calls. There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet. Children squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats One by one the teacher called a student from the class. To introduce their daddy, as seconds slowly passed. At last the teacher called my name every child turned to stare. Each of them was searching, a man who wasn't there."Where's her daddy at?" she heard a boy call out."She probably doesn't have one," another student dared to shout. And from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say, "Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to waste his day." The words did not offend me, as i smiled up at my Mom. And I looked back at my teacher, who told me to go on. And with hands behind my back, slowly I began to speak. And out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique. "My Daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away. But I know he wishes he could be, since this is such a special day. And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you all to know. All about my daddy, and how much he loves me so. He loved to tell me stories he taught me to ride my bike. He surprised me with pink roses, and taught me to fly a kite. We used to share fudge sundaes, and ice cream in a cone. And though you cannot see him. I'm not standing here alone. "Cause my daddy's always with me, even though we are apart I know because he told me, he'll forever be in my heart." With that, my little hand reached up, and lay across her chest. Feeling my own heartbeat, beneath my favorite dress. And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads, my mother stood in tears. Proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years. For I stood up for the love of a man not in my life. Doing what was best for me, doing what was right. And when I dropped my hand back down, staring straight into the crowd, I finished with a voice so soft, but its message clear and loud. "I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star. And if he could, he'd be here, but heaven's just too far. But sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away." And then I close my eyes, and saw him there that day. And to my mothers amazement, she witnessed with surprise. A room full of daddies and children, all starting to close their eyes. Who knows what they saw before them, who knows what they felt inside. Perhaps for a second, they saw him at her side. "I know you're with me Daddy," to the silence I called out. And what happened next made believers, of those once filled with doubt. Not one in that room could explain it, for each of their eyes had been closed. But there on the desk beside her, was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.