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Death-Personal Narrative

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Was there ever an event that you wish you could go back in time and delete? This was what happened to me on a cool fall afternoon in the middle of a Chick-fil-a parking lot when I was about 3 years old. I learned to obey what my parents tell me to do. Another lesson that I took away was that death is a very serious thing and it has a large effect on others. I was still young when we were going to pick up my older sister from dance practice. I remember the feel of the crisp, cool air as it whipped through the windows of my mom’s bright blue van. The car was silent for our cat Lexi had just passed away that morning due to kidney failure. Lexi was my sister’s favorite cat and she hadn’t heard the news because she was at dance practice. Lexi had always been there for my sister and I bet that she was very sad to lose her. I was also sad but I hadn’t known Lexi as long as my sister. My naïve self thought that it would all be better if we just got another cat. I couldn’t imagine at that moment her reaction to the news. …show more content…

“I will tell her once we get home.” “OK,” I responded not really paying that much attention, as I was too distracted by the vibrant colored leaves falling from the trees. We pulled into the dance parking lot, and my sister got in the car. Her eyes were red from crying. It was obvious something had happened at dance. “What happened?” my mom

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