Personal Essay: My Understanding Of Life

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Understanding of life

It was a Wednesday morning after work, I decided to go to the gym with my peers. I fell very energetic and I had a full spirit. My friends called me asking me where to meet. I told them hi hop restaurant so we can have breakfast first then we will go from there.

I left my phone in the car. My sister called me twice and I missed the call. I didn 't bother calling her back. I got home I took a shower and I went to bed. While I was sleeping my sister called me four times I ignored her because she knows that I came from work and I must be sleeping. she called again I didn 't answer In fact I turned my phone off. I woke up around 3 PM, I turn my phone back on then I saw so many voicemail and text messages. one of the text message said: please call me it 's urgent it 's an emergency.

I ignored the text because I was so mad. I got out of bed I went to the kitchen and prepared something to eat. After I finished eating, I said to myself let me called her and find out why she kept on calling me. I
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I dropped on the ground. I was inconsolable. I remember seeing a black van pulled in. She asked us what 's going on. the pastor said she 's been calling her sister and she couldn 't get a hold of her. That 's when the lady said yes I 'm your sisters neighbor I saw an ambulance came and got her and the kids and an older woman then left. She said I 'm going to give u the memorial hospital here in Rhode Island then you can call and ask if they there . My pastor took called and they where there. So we left to go to the hospital. When we got there they said take the elevator to the sixth floor then turn right to to go room 6380. We did exactly what she said when I got there my mother 's body was leaving for the morgue. I couldn 't hold myself anymore. I was devastated. I learned a lot since then. I 'm still grieving and learning how life is so short. This is my personal experience in

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