I loved my great grandmother, she was my own flesh and blood and nobody could change that, but now she's gone to afterlife. What I am going to do?

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Dayana Joseph 3rd Torn It was the darkest day of my life, no word could change me. No action could change me. I was to live forever in her gratitude not knowing of anything possible to look forward to. I loved my great grandmother, she was my own flesh and blood and nobody could change that, but now she's gone to afterlife. What I am going to do? My other half is gone, leaving me to this cold, harsh world where everything has a price. My mom’s smile shattered into pieces and I could her heart thumping even faster as she was talking on the phone. No one could even imagine the pain that we were going to suffer. As she handed my dad the phone, here face was pale white and her arms were ready to cover her eyes. What was happening? I never knew. The warmth of the beautiful Saturday slowly started to fade away as her eyes were glancing towards our direction. My grandfather once said," Life is the key to sorrow, but death is the key to eternal happiness." Losing my great grandmother has affected me greatly. My life will never be the same
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and my sadness has increased rapidly. She was the reason why we lived in my grandfather's house when we visited India. Now there is no point because all the memories will just cause despair. I always remember waking early in the morning and seeing my great grandmother reading the newspaper in the foyer. It was always a pleasure to chat with her alone and get away from the everyday bore. Not knowing what to do, grief has taken its toll in my everyday life as a teen leaving me to mourn a little a day. I wonder how this could ...

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