[ wp ] The first line of your story must include 'and I caught him with , of all things , a fishing pole ' .

`` There he was, standing over the toilet, and I caught him with, of all things, a fishing pole.'' The girl began sobbing lightly as she looked over at her grandfather, the man who got her through everything. 
 
 `` Honey, I think it's time you leave the room for a while.'' Her mother did n't understand, she was 13 now, she was old enough to know what was happening to Papa. 
 
 `` Mom, I deserve to know. He's mine too.'' 
 
 Her mother let out a sigh, knowing her daughter was right. 
 
 The doctor opened his mouth to let out more bad news. `` Sandra, your father has severe dementia and Alzheimer's, I know it's hard with everything you've been through in the past few months, but your father is a danger to himself and everyone else. He just ca n't be left alone anymore. God forbid he found his way into the knife drawer again.'' 
 
 The girl remembered that night, the night Papa tried to stab her, thinking he was saving the U.S. when really he was slowly losing his brain. She shook her head. She did n't want to remember that. 
 
 `` I'm afraid he's going to have to be put into a home. I ca n't estimate how long he'll live, but I guarantee you, he wo n't be making a recovery. It's best to say your goodbyes while he still understands what you're saying. 
 
 The girl let a single tear flow from her eye before furiously wiping it away. She was too young to deal with all this death, but she would n't admit she was weak. Just as a new tear hit the floor, her Papa opened his eyes. 
 
 `` Papa, how are you?'' The girl whispered into his hearing aid. 
 
 `` Marcy, honey. I'm great. How are you!?'' 
 
 She smiled, just seeing him happy made her lips curl up. 
 
 `` I'm good Papa, how are you.'' 
 
 `` I'm fine honey. Where's your dad?'' 
 
 She frowned, and shook her head, she did n't want to remember that either. `` He's still at the store with the baby.'' He never came back from that store, but she was n't going to open those wounds. 
 
 `` Well honey,'' her Papa continued, `` When you see him, remind him that he has the most beautiful little girl in the entire world. And tell him that marrying my daughter was the best gift he could ever give me, because he gave me you.''
