Personal Narrative: The Coming To Be Made In My Life

As my father called me into his office and by his tone of voice, I knew a difference was going to be made in my life. As I walked into my father’s office I saw my brother sitting there in tears and I started shaking. It was at that moment that I knew my whole life was going to change My father went on to tell me how my brother had made a decision. “Nick, your brother has something to tell you.” I already knew what was going to be said and I began crying. The tears wouldn’t stop falling I tried to hold them back but it was no use. “Nick” my brother said “I have made a decision; I have decided to move to Albuquerque.” I went numb, Marshall had been my best friend my whole life and even my only friend at some points. He had always been …show more content…
We loaded up the trailer with all of his things still reminiscing of the things we had done together. As we laid the final piece of is things in the trailer I began feeling that shaky feeling I had received when he first told me that he was moving. I became uneasy as if a feeling of disbelief began falling on me. As we finished loading we all gathered as a family together around him, my father started a prayer of safety for him as he closed up we all hugged each other. Still in my state of disbelief I was solemn no emotion was on my …show more content…
No he was not gone and I could still see him but my best friend and brother had left and a part of me along with him. Some time had passed and I had begun my process of grief. My whole life changed my parents and my sisters lives as well. We had begun appreciating each other more and more and becoming closer as a family. Because we don’t know what we have until it is gone. My brothers moving was one of the hardest things I have ever went through for as long as I have lived but I can confidently say it has changed all of us for the better. My brother has grown up so much since he has moved, he is now married to my lovely sister in law Jodee and they are doing awesome together and I cannot wait to see how their life unfolds. As for my parents and sisters we have grown closer together as a family and coming out of my brothers shadow I have learned so much about myself that I never knew. Us as a whole family just became stronger our bond tighter, our love far deeper. Even though this was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through in my life and changed the whole climate of my life. I can say it was for the better, for all of us. My anger has left, my bitterness disappeared I now know why it had to happen and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other