Crucible Essay By definition, a crucible is a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. Everybody faces crucibles everyday in their life in which they are faced with a decision they have to make. One day this could be a minor crucible and another could be a major crucible. On April 19, 2017, Good Friday,I faced the biggest crucible so far. It turned out this Good Friday was the worst Friday of my life. Like any other day, I woke up laying in my soft, cozy, comforting bed where everything is safe in the world. Little did I know that when I got up out of my bed that this comfort would suddenly disappear. We were off school for Good Friday and I had plans to go downtown
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I did as she said without questioning and went back up to my room and sat on my bed. My mom opened up the door and joined me sitting on my bed. She then told me that my Aunt Jackie had died in a car accident around midnight the night before. She was driving on Feise Road and misjudged a turn. Her car was airborne into a tree and she never had time to hit the brakes. Instantly when she hit the tree her neck had snapped and she was killed. A man behind her had tried to pull her out of the car to save her but was unable to open the door. When the ambulance and police arrived she was pronounced dead on the scene. When my mom told me it didn’t register in my mind that she was actually dead. I was unphased by the whole situation. We then walked downstairs to rejoin my cousins and uncle. I sat down on the couch and my 8 year old cousin, Ava, and my 6 year old cousin, Kylie, both came and sat on my lap. A few seconds later, my cousin Luke, who is 3 years old, came over to me and said, “Mommy went to heaven last night and she is never coming back.” In that moment of time tears started to form in my eyes. Hearing those words come from such an innocent …show more content…
Since my famly is the closest that live to my uncle, we help out a lot. On days where my uncle is working late or just needs extra help, my cousins come over and play so happily. On other days, though, it isn’t so happy. Kylie shows her grief and emotions through crying, being really hard on herself, and sometimes even throwing tantrums. Ava doesn’t show her grief much except at times when something she used to do just with her mom or something that her and her mom made together is taken away from her. Luke on the other hand has no grief. For the longest time he would forget and ask when mommy would be home but now he doesn’t talk about her much and seems to have no effect from it. I feel like I have began to live with the fact of this crucible. There are days that I can’t stop thinking about Jackie at all but there are also other days that I am okay. It is crazy to think it has been over 6 months since her accident but though my crucible was heated and still makes me melt at times, I slowly overcome it one day at a
I did as she said without questioning and went back up to my room and sat on my bed. My mom opened up the door and joined me sitting on my bed. She then told me that my Aunt Jackie had died in a car accident around midnight the night before. She was driving on Feise Road and misjudged a turn. Her car was airborne into a tree and she never had time to hit the brakes. Instantly when she hit the tree her neck had snapped and she was killed. A man behind her had tried to pull her out of the car to save her but was unable to open the door. When the ambulance and police arrived she was pronounced dead on the scene. When my mom told me it didn’t register in my mind that she was actually dead. I was unphased by the whole situation. We then walked downstairs to rejoin my cousins and uncle. I sat down on the couch and my 8 year old cousin, Ava, and my 6 year old cousin, Kylie, both came and sat on my lap. A few seconds later, my cousin Luke, who is 3 years old, came over to me and said, “Mommy went to heaven last night and she is never coming back.” In that moment of time tears started to form in my eyes. Hearing those words come from such an innocent …show more content…
Since my famly is the closest that live to my uncle, we help out a lot. On days where my uncle is working late or just needs extra help, my cousins come over and play so happily. On other days, though, it isn’t so happy. Kylie shows her grief and emotions through crying, being really hard on herself, and sometimes even throwing tantrums. Ava doesn’t show her grief much except at times when something she used to do just with her mom or something that her and her mom made together is taken away from her. Luke on the other hand has no grief. For the longest time he would forget and ask when mommy would be home but now he doesn’t talk about her much and seems to have no effect from it. I feel like I have began to live with the fact of this crucible. There are days that I can’t stop thinking about Jackie at all but there are also other days that I am okay. It is crazy to think it has been over 6 months since her accident but though my crucible was heated and still makes me melt at times, I slowly overcome it one day at a