• I remembered it like it was yesterday. My girlfriend, Elena, had passed away from cancer. Today was a Saturday, the day of Katie Vermount's funeral. I didn't want to get off from bed, for I didn't feel like going. Katie was an bright child. In fact, she turned everyone's bad day to a good day. She was always cheerful in life, despite her knowing she had cancer. She had brown hair, beautiful hazel eyes, and a beautiful smile. One day though, she was sick but she never told me. She was smiling while in pain, and I felt pain for the fact was I couldn't do a thing for her in the end.

    Katie and I first met in a park called Laytown National Park. It was when we were in the 6th grade. I always swinged alone and was a gloomy kid. The reason was because my mom and dad got into a divorced, then my mother remarried another man. I was abused by him day and night, and he'd threaten me everytime. When i became a 5th grader, my step-dad cheated on my mother, (I was happy) but my mother became a drunkard and my dad took me in. He too, was remarried, but she was a nice lady. She had a daughter who was in the high school. She was smart,kind, but she wasn't perfect. In fact, every night she cried.

    Katie came and asked me if I wanted to play hide n' seek with her and her friends. Ultimately, I rejected, but Katie was forceful.She grabbed my hand and we played. I got up from my bed, and dressed in my black suit and drove to the funeral.Her family, friends, cousins, aunts, unclesand my family were there. For an hour, we stood quietly on the side of the coffin. Mrs.Vermont was crying and her college brother, Ralph, was there. Soon, the funeral was over.Mr. Vermount and his son came to me and shook my hand.

    "It was nice knowing you,Seal. You're a good man," said Mr.Vermount.
    Ralph said " Thanks for watching over my sister this whole ime, and thanks for coming. It was good to know she had someone in her life who made her happy."
    I didn't feel anything except for a sharp pain in my chest. The Vermounts' were moving near to Ralph's college, and i was going to head to a college out of state within the week. To California, that is. I nodded my head silently, and drove back home.

    I jumped on my bed, staring at the cieling. I looked at my boxes of things, and sniffed. In a few hours, I'd be leaving. I was sad again. There'd be no one who'd take my pain away, and no one to share my pain with. I was ultimately sad. I stood up and packed everything in the car. Then i went to visit my mother. She looked well, and came out as soon as she saw my car.
    "Seal...You're really going to leave?" she asked.
    "Yes, but this is what I decided on," I said.
    "I see. There is no stopping you then, huh? Well, I love you. Come visit once in awhile, won't you," she said while smiling.
    "I love you too, mom. I'll come visit on breaks. Good-bye and take care.," i said then i left.

    Again, I felt that sharp pain in my chest. It ached.