I take a few deep breaths in an attempt to calm myself. I laugh in disbelief as I think to myself, "This can't be happening, maybe I'm not seeing clearly,"
Even though I can see that she is not moving or breathing I still shake her body to wake her up and when she doesn't respond I check her pulse and there is dead silence. She is gone! I fall to my knees, my face crumbles and tears begin to fall from my eyes.
“Nana please don’t leave me…I need you,” I holler in devastation. My heart is bleeding and I feel like I'm about to lose my mind.
I bury my face on nana's bosom until the teardrops from my eyes wet her dress.
I cry until my head begins to ache and my eyelids become swollen.
I curl up on the floor with my back leaning against the bed and my arms hugging my knees. I recall th
