Sara Jimenez
Mr. Perez
English 1301
I felt like a baby bird thrown into the air by the momma bird so he can learn how to fly. I
can’t say it was unexpected, because I knew the time would come. Nobody is really ready to face
death. No one is really prepared how to react to the death of someone close or to someone in
particular, even though we are aware that eventually we are going to die. It might seem like a
devastating experience, and it is a tragedy, but you can either learn from it and move on or
become a part of that tragedy.
I woke up maybe around 2:00 a.m. on a Wednesday, thinking “she’s dead, she’s dead,”
and it just went on and on inside my head. I kept telling myself at the same time, “no she’s not,
no she’s not.” But I knew it was true once I heard the yelling and the crying of my family, and
how my aunt just came crashing into her room, telling her to wake up, sobbing, and telling her
she was sorry for the way she treated her in the past. I will never forget that, but as I think about
it now, I still wonder, “why did it happen?” I know the answer though, deep down inside I still
don’t want to believe it or accept that it happened, but let’s face it, who would?
I remember going up to the casket and seeing her there, so peaceful, just observing her. I
was curious so I touched her forehead, she was so stiff, nothing seemed real, how can this be
happening? Then I realized that I wasn’t dreaming, it was all true. I didn’t cry, I was and still am
embarrassed to cry in front of others. I do remember being so calm when the service was still on,
a lot of people were crying and I was just trying to process everything. When I finally broke was
