5. The Best Day Ever: Chapter 3 (1/2)

a/n: wow. didn't realize how short this chapter was.

"daddy, daddy! i got a bite!" phineas glanced over; sure enough, abby's line was ducking and bobbing all over the water. "daddy! i can't hold it! help!"

"hang on!" he jumped up, coming up behind her and grabbing the rod. "okay abby, now listen carefully. we have to reel this guy in, so i'm going to grab your arms and i'm going to help you reel him in. now, reel your line in a bit; we want to keep him on the line." abby slowly started to reel in the fish. "good, now pull back a little and keep reeling." he let go, slowly backing up.

luckily, the fish didn't put up much of a fight and abby was able to reel it in the rest of the way. "daddy! i caught a fish! i caught a fish!"

"you sure did!" phineas looked at the fish, biting back a laugh. it was a scrawny looking minnow. barely anything to eat.

abby stared at the fish for a moment. "daddy, he looks sad. can we throw him back? please? i don't want him to die."

"sure abby. just let me get a pic-" but before he could grab his camera, his daughter had thrown the fish back into the water.

"bye fishy!"

phineas shook his head, muttering under his

eath. "something tells me we're going to be throwing a lot of these guys back." he shrugged. "oh well."

"daddy, can we do that again?"

"sure! here, let me get you set up." he helped her bait the hook and cast the line. "you just sit right there abby; i'll be over here under this tree if you need me. and don't worry; i can see you. just don't wander off, okay?"