Loss

I just stood there staring at her grave. “I’m sad too. She was my mom as well.” My dad said as he placed his hand on my shoulder. “I just can’t believe it dad. Grandma is gone.” I started tearing up at the thought of never seeing my grandma again. “First mom, And now grandma.” I said looking down at grandma’s grave. I turned to face my dad and saw a tear on his cheek. When he saw me looking at him, he wiped it off. “Dad? Will you leave me too?”

“Of course not! I will stand by your side. Always.” Dad replied with a smile. “Let’s go home. It’s getting late.” Dad said as he walked towards the car. When we arrived at our house, dad told me to go and sleep while he got to work. I saw that by work he meant cleaning grandma’s stuff out. I went to bed but had a hard time sleeping.

“Dad, when will breakfast be ready?” I asked going down the stairs. As I entered his room, I was greeted with a pale, lifeless body with a hole in its head and blood all over his desk. I rushed to grab a phone in the living I could save him. “I-I need an ambulance immediat...” I heard the sound of a bullet. Before I could react, I was shot in my arm. I fell down and as I fainted, I saw the figure of a tall man move closer...