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My Best Friend's Mother

 

Shawn Gary

 

Hey how are you?
Not so good.
Why not?
Because my best friend's mother died.
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault; it's mine.
How is it your fault? Don't blame it on yourself.
Because I gave her cigarettes and she died from lung cancer.
But a couple of cigarettes aren't going to do that! Were you real close to her?
Yea she used to change my diaper when I was a baby.
Oh I wish I could make you feel better.
Nobody can, she was like my second mother!
I'm so sorry! I don't know what to say.
You can't say anything, and it hurts because the only person you want to talk to you can't.
I wish I could say I know how you feel but I don't.
But nobody knows how I feel. I'm leaving!
 
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About the Author

Shawn Gary, author of “My Best Friend’s Mother” is a student at the Worcester Community Action Council. He is 17 years old.

“I really do not do much else but work at UPS and hang out with my friends. On April 25, I will be a father to a beautiful baby girl. I have an older brother who is 21 years old a younger sister who is eight. I am an outgoing kid who likes to have lots of fun and I speak my mind. I also enjoy making people laugh. I like to listen to music, and my favorite rapper is Tupac Shakur.”