I found myself in a daze at the end of my childhood bed as I looked onto the ground and thought of memories of my family. Although they weren’t the kind that would be picturesque, they were still my own memories that did cause me to smile now and again. But now, this gathering of family would be anything but a grand ole memory. Instead, it would now be one of great sorrow as I found my mother to enter the room, dressed in a full black dress while taking a seat at my side. With tears pouring down her cheeks, she set her head against mine and tried to soothe me by rubbing my back as I had looked to her with sadness of my own.
“Do you think you’re ready to go?” She asked me between sniffling as I nodded, having her take my hand into a tight hold before leading me from my room and into the c
