When I was young in Mexico, I ran around the house always trying to avoid Magda." Let me play for five more minutes", I demanded,"No, it's time for you to have lunch, and we both know Captain America didn't defeat an entire army on an empty stomach", she said calmly always knowing how to calm me down.
These were the moments I loved. Just, Magda (the hired cook, but basically was my mother) and I. I didn't know then that time was short with her. One year later we moved to Arizona, but Magda stayed in Mexico. I was devastated the woman in my life who turned me into who I am today had been ripped from my life. Eventually I learned to cope with it ,but when I was doing alright, life threw a curveball at me.
Cancer, that's all I could think about. She had been diagnosed with cancer. My heart broke when I heard the news. I couldn't bare it, once again it felt like she was a wave tossed in the ocean; gone right before your eyes. She got better slowly but surely. After this I had decided to never try to avoid anyone I love, but spend as much time as possible with them.
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4 comments:
What a powerful lesson you learned!
It must have been hard to leave such a loving person. Powerful story. I like the specific memory of her.
This is touching. You did a good job of describing the scene at the beginning, and using dialogue. I'm sorry that Magda got cancer but I am happy that she got better. What a great lesson you learned from this experience.
I am speechless, this is an amazing piece of writing. I got the chills!!
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