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Losing someone/something special. I have lost someone special/important to me before. I have lost my aunt Joicy. I lost her about four years ago and I never got to say good bye. She passed away on (Joe) my dad’s birthday. We don’t know how she died. But it was one of the hardest times in my life. I could hear myself break down and cry that day. I could see my dad’s eyes fill up with tears and I could fell the tears run down my face. I just wish I could have said good bye one last time before she passed away. I also lost my great grandma Gibby. She passed away on my aunt’s birthday at three thirty in the afternoon. Everyone was sad and my grandma and aunt cried the hardest. You could see every tear run down everyone’s face. You could hear the sorrow fill the room, and when you touched my great grandma’s skin it was so cold. I’ll never forget those two days.

="You can shed tears that she is gone,= =or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she's left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see her, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember her only that she is gone, or you can cherish her memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back. Or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”=