Narrative Essay: Aliyah's Life
Aliyah often laid in bed crying, feeling resentful towards her mother for not being there for her. Aliyah could not pinpoint the moment where her mom and her relationship started going downhill. Just like every eleven year old girl, Aliyah was more concerned with whether or not she could hang out with her friends or when dinner would be ready. Never once did Aliyah stop and think about others. Aliyah had an eight year old brother named Cole, and the two of them never had a problem with bickering and fighting. Aliyah and Cole constantly found something to argue about, giving their parents a run for their money. Aliyah and Cole’s dad, Gary started working in Louisiana during the week and was only able to head home on the weekends to see his family.
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When Ashley, Aliyah’s mom told her to go check the mail she acted as if the world was going to end. As she storms out to go check the mail she makes a point to slam the door, when Aliyah walked back in she threw the mail on the counter screaming “I GOT IT!” At this moment she realizes a stray envelope on the ground and picks it up, she noticed that it was addressed to Ashley Allen and observed that it was sent from St. David’s Hospital. Aliyah bursts through her mom’s bathroom door and catches her mom crying. Aliyah sat down by her mom and waited for a response. Through the tears and sniffling, Ashley explains to Aliyah the reasons why she has been so inattentive in their lives. Ashley was suffering from cervical cancer and was going in to get treated every other day, when Aliyah asked her mom why she didn’t tell her she was heartbroken by the answer. Her mom had been hiding her sickness from Aliyah and Cole because she did not want them to worry about what could happen. She wanted her kids to be able to enjoy their childhood and not have to worry about adult things. As tears poured into Aliyah’s eyes, Aliyah felt awful about all of the times she failed to be there for her mother. Continuously asking herself, “Why could I never stop and realize something was terribly
When Ashley, Aliyah’s mom told her to go check the mail she acted as if the world was going to end. As she storms out to go check the mail she makes a point to slam the door, when Aliyah walked back in she threw the mail on the counter screaming “I GOT IT!” At this moment she realizes a stray envelope on the ground and picks it up, she noticed that it was addressed to Ashley Allen and observed that it was sent from St. David’s Hospital. Aliyah bursts through her mom’s bathroom door and catches her mom crying. Aliyah sat down by her mom and waited for a response. Through the tears and sniffling, Ashley explains to Aliyah the reasons why she has been so inattentive in their lives. Ashley was suffering from cervical cancer and was going in to get treated every other day, when Aliyah asked her mom why she didn’t tell her she was heartbroken by the answer. Her mom had been hiding her sickness from Aliyah and Cole because she did not want them to worry about what could happen. She wanted her kids to be able to enjoy their childhood and not have to worry about adult things. As tears poured into Aliyah’s eyes, Aliyah felt awful about all of the times she failed to be there for her mother. Continuously asking herself, “Why could I never stop and realize something was terribly