During the summer of 2008 an incident happened  that changed my life. I dont know why, and did not have the chance to say goodbye. It was hurtful and tiring. My dad told my brother and I that my grandpa was in the hospital but we did not have time to go visit him, because that same day we were going to go to Los Cabos, I was really sad and I was hoping nothing would happen to my grandpa, my dad told me that my grandpa was going to be okay and that nothing was going to happen, but since I was only 6 years old my dad did not want to tell me how bad my grandpa was. The day we left my grandpa got a lot worse and he was having trouble breathing, so they had to help him breath with a tube. My dad started to look sadder within the days that we were in Los Cabos my mom started to help my dad cheer up but nothing would really change, until we got that life changing call, Dad, Mom, Daniel and myself were in Los Cabos and did not know what to do, we did not say goodbye to my grandpa and having that call broke my heart because I did not say goodbye and I was not going to be able to go to his funeral.

It was a dark night windy and cloudy it seemed like it was about to rain, It seemed like god knew that something had happened and he was sad. I went in my dad’s room and I saw him crying next to my mother it was the first time I had ever seen my dad cry I was worried and did not know what to say so I walked out of the room and the second i walked out of the room my mom called me and my brother they had to tell us something important but we had no idea what that important thing would be so we walk in the room and my dads eyes were the color of blood they were so red I couldn't even tell why he was crying too much. That second horrible things started to go through my mind what if? I wondered, I did not know what to think but did not want to thin the worst so I relaxed and listened. Daniel, Cynthia we have some bad news to tell you I closed my eyes and thought to myself what could those bad new be? i did not know and waited my mom said tito (my grandpa) passed away 1 hour ago. My eyes were like niagara falls, I could not stop the river flowing through my face it was too much my head started hurting.

The moment I heard those words come out of my mother's mouth I stomped outside of the room and slammed the  door hard behind me and went outside with my dog and took him for a walk we went to a park and sat there for a while. “Bosko” I told my dog “What am I going to do” he obviously looked up and stared at me with a sad face, I did not know what to do my grandpa meant the world to me. I looked down and Bosko and talked to him “what am I going to do? What am I going to do!!!?” I did not know what to do. so I stood up and started walking for another 30 min. When I was heading back home it started pouring rain, I was scared I was alone and it was the night i had my dog but my house was like 30 min away. When I got home I was soaking wet and Bosko was too, so I went in my room I took a bath and gave Bosko one too, when we were done I went to bed and prayed that tomorrow was going to be a better day.

I woke up the next day and my eyes were red and bosko was laying his head on my stomach he knew I was sad. I went outside with Bosko and started to play with him i threw the ball to him a couple of times and thats when my mom came outside to talk to me. “Cynthia do you want to talk about what happened yesterday?” she said “no I think I can handle it” I said “I want to be alone right now” I said so my mom left and I continue to play with Bosko.

You could see in my dad’s face that he was really sad and as everyday passed he was sad still but he had to overcome that sadness because then it could affect the whole family. We all knew this was going to happen and it did happen, but life goes on and you always have to overcome those fears that will eventually happen, and as the life saying says you will eventually be born live a happy life and then die. Live life at the fullest because life is too short to waste any time of it.

It took us about a year to get over what happened with my grandpa, It was very traumatizing for me, I really miss him. Having this huge change in my life made me realize how life goes on and if you do believe it you may be able to see that person again maybe in another life but things happen because they have to happen. My grandpa was like my second father he was the one who showed me how to horseback ride, he showed me how to paint  and draw. I loved staying over at his house we would always loved to watch movies!. I really miss him but this showed me that life goes on.