Personal Narrative: How Homework Changed My Life

I was in the middle of my 8th Grade year when my mother sat me down to talk about what was going on in Los Angles, California. That day I got off the bus like usual and was going to do my homework, but before I could do anything my mother stopped me with a very worried look on her face and I immediately was alarmed with what she going to say to me. She than told me what she was going to say, she crack in her voice she said, “ Your grandma is in the hospital and I need to see her as soon as I can.” I asked her what was wrong with she than told me that my grandmother had kidney stones and they were unable to do surgery because her body was too fragile and she wouldn’t make it. My mom than planned a trip to go to California but we did not know …show more content…
I instantly felt so sad for my mom because she was watching someone she loved so much die slowly. That was the moment I really felt guilty about what I did to my mom before she left. My mom asked me if I wanted to talk to her but felt scared and so I told her that really needed to do homework and that I would talk to her another time. It was not until another month had passed and I still have not talked to my grandma, but than I finally built my courage to talk to her the following day but the time my called I asked if I could speak to her but it was too late she had already passed away. I felt so many emotions at that time guilt, anger, and sadness. I felt I waited to long to act and so that was my punishment for waiting to long to talk to her. To this day I regret with my whole body and soul that I didn’t get to her one last time before she died. This situation had a lasting effect on me because now I feel like if I need to do something that it needs to now and not later because I don’t want to regret something else for waiting to