Personal Narrative: My Grandma's Key Chain

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“Don't judge a book by its over”. Some things other than money are special to people, for instance my grandma's key chain. My grandma's key chain is special to me because my gave it to me, she used it her whole life, and she told me I could have it because it had a picture of me and her in it.

First and foremost, my Gramma gave it to me before she passed. She told me since I was the oldest grand kid, I could have it. She told me that the oldest grandkid always gets it, its a tradition. She also said I was the most responsible, and she's definitely right. If she would’ve given it to someone else it would be gone by now. She said that I deserved it, that I was going to be a great man. “It will be worth great value one day,”

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