A Day Before Dying: A Short Story

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I woke up and went to school just like what I did every day, except it wasn't an ordinary day. It was getting toward the end of the day and I was in 6th grade so that meant I had volleyball practice. My sister and I were both waiting in the library. My sister suddenly got a phone call and she looked very alarmed. I asked, "What's wrong?" She said, "That was mom. She said grandpa is in the hospital and he isn't doing too good. Mom said the doctors gave him three days to live." "Are we going to go up and see him?" I asked. She replied, "Yes, mom is on her way to pick us up and go there." When we got up to the hospital, all my aunts, uncles, and cousins were there. Everyone had flown back to be with my grandpa. That's when it really hit me …show more content…

I would go there after practice and stay there till it was time for bed. My Aunt Long would help me with my math homework and we would all order pizza to eat together. The doctor had said, “Vern has a very bad case of pneumonia. Usually people that have it this bad don’t usually make it. Vern has a 10% chance of surviving this, I’m so sorry.” That night was the ultimate test to see if he could make it through the night off the big oxygen machine. We all went in to say our goodbyes later that night. It was one of the hardest things I had ever done. My sister and I went up to hold his hand and a I said, "Bye Grandpa. I love you.". I couldn’t' say anything else. As I looked up and around the room, all I could see was sadness and tears in everyone’s eyes. My sister and I couldn't hold our tears in anymore, so we went back to my Dad and Mom. They held us and said, "It'll be okay." That night my grandpa was scared to fall asleep thinking he would never wake up. He wasn't ready to go. He eventually fell asleep and that night I prayed to God. I said, "God all I'm asking is that you give my grandpa strength to make it through the night. I'll do whatever, but please just make sure he will be

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