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Personal Narrative: My Traumatic Experience
“My Traumatic Experience”

I was so devastated. I would not have thought in a million years that I would lose someone so important to me. It was mid-day September 12, 2013 I had just gotten out of school as soon as I walked through the door and sat down my mother told me the sad news.
The pain i felt on that day hurt my heart. My mom told me the news that my cousin had been in a car accident . Not only was she in an accident but she was pronounced dead on the sight. My cousin, Teaundra, was my best friend something like my human diary. We did everything everything together, even though she was 21 we were the best of friends. Whenever I needed anything she was there for me ,no matter how good or bad it was, she always cared. Sometimes
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The relationship they had was un-describable. Her mother was so devastated to hear that her daughter had passed away. Time and time again i’d find myself buried under piles and piles of blankets sobbing about the devastating event. My mother and cousin tried to make me happy, but I couldn’t seem to get over the fact that she was gone forever. Memories we had I can never get back or experience any other fun, exciting things with her anymore. It seems like every other day we were together, I mean we’ve been close since I was like 10. We spent the entire summer together , that was the best experience ever. I got to stay with her and her best-friend for an entire month. Eventually I realized that everything happens for a reason and that I can’t be sad forever. After all, I knew that we would reunite one day in heaven and we could make more memories. Basically I was a living a miserable life, because I didn’t know how to accept the fact that she was honestly gone. It seems like just yesterday we were talking on the phone and she was telling me about how excited she was to start her new job. The thing is her new job started that Friday and sadly she lost her life that Thursday. Ahhhhh, God knew what he was doing though, so all i can do is pray

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