Personal Writing: Death

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point I did not have much of an emotional reaction to the news. However, I knew that her death would devastate her mother. I doubt any parent takes the death of their child well, a parent never expects to witness the funeral of their child.
My family is invited to the funeral, and we assure the couple we will attend. The following morning my mother, brother and I embark on the trip. It was held at Rosehills in a little white chapel on a hill. We park in a sea of tightly parked cars and walk towards the chapel. I see my aunts outside holding hands, shedding tears, and one depending on the other for support. Their eyes are red from prolonged crying, and their hands, clenched tight with tissue. They greet their every guest with a smile, extreme appreciation, and love.
Eventually everyone is in the church, and is seated. The immediate family is in the front, and my family and I are in the back. One by one the immediate family goes up to the podium, each giving a little glimpse ...

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