Narrative Essay About Verbal Abuse

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I never thought that her life would fall apart like sugar in water, almost literally. Verbal abuse can bring serious consequences and bad acts. It was a rainy July day 2014 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas in high school when Michelle passed away, one of my best friends. I cried for Michelle because I was in shock, she was like a sister to me. This terrible experience has taught me to be stronger as a human, to care more the people we love and help more people who are going through difficult times. Some people manage to hide their feelings without realizing that they are dying of depression and fear but I never realized how the person was or what they felt. Last day of class I showed up to the classroom and I saw Michelle where she always sat; I …show more content…
I could not believe that Michelle had been deeply affected and needed support from all of us, her best friends after she had been through a hard time. I was not aware of the effect it had this sad situation on her. After that, I hung up the cellphone and I decided to change my clothes and went to the place that the funeral was going to be. On the way to the funeral, I was feeling angry and worried because I didn’t know how I was going to act in front of her parents; I was pissed off by them. Finally, I arrived at the funeral but first I had to spoke with Mariel’s mom. I told her “I am really sorry for feel like this; I don’t know how to handle in front of them, because everything was their fault.” Mariel’s mom was kind of angry too and disconsolate then she responded “It is difficult for all of us, but we need to learn to forgive as God did to us.” Finally, I left her talking with other members of Michelle’s family, I was afraid to talk with Michelle’s parents. I walked to them and I saw them. I looked at Michelle’s mom and I said crying to her, “I am really sorry for this situation, I just want to tell you that she forgives everything because she was a really kind person.” Michelle’s mom said crying, “Thanks for say this, I know she’s with God now” and we …show more content…
I started to worry about my classmates and best friends asking them every day about how they felt and whether they needed help. This experience has made me realize we have to learn to care about others the way you want them to care about you; otherwise it makes them feel insecure and destroys their own live. It is important not to ignore people when they need help and you see they have depression. Ultimately, I learned that worrying and loving others helps fight depression and its causes, is a great battle in which we all must fight for fewer suicides in the younger

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