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A Letter About The Letter

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I blinked twice to make sure what the letter said was actually real. The latter that said my father was alive but, I was told my whole life that he died in a tragic car accident. “Kelsey, come down for dinner” my mom yelled. “Coming” I shouted from my bedroom door. I walked down the stairs slowly, thinking about I should say to my mom about the letter. “So what was that letter all about that came in the mail today,” my mom said. “Oh, um it was um from dad” I said slowly, looking for any type of reaction from my mom. “Mom, are you okay” I said. “GIVE ME THAT LETTER NOW” she shouted. I sprinted up to my room to get the letter that was still sitting on my bed. My mom grabbed it from me and ran out the door. A million thought went …show more content…

I couldn’t sleep all night so, I convinced my grandma to let me stay home from school. I paced around the living room for an hour thinking about where my mom was and what she was doing. The phone rang and I was too scared to pick it up so, my grandma picked it up. When the phone call was over she came in and sat me down. “Sweetie, your mom died” my grandma said hesitantly. My mouth dropped open and I balled my eyes out. “She was shot by one of the cops while they were trying to catch her” she said. I ran out the door crying and stomping my feet on the ground screaming WHY. MY grandma eventually got me in the house and sat me back down. “Do you know what this means” my grandma said.” “Um, no” “Now we will have to find your dad because I’m old and I am going to die soon” my grandma said. “Well, maybe something good will come out of this after all, I will find my dad” I said calmly. The letter that he sent me said he lives in Bel Air, California, but that’s all I knew. “So, let’s get on a plane and go to California” I said kinda excited. “Let’s go”. I backed my bags the next morning while my grandma got tickets for the next flight to California. We got in the car and headed for the airport. We lived in Maine so, it was a 9 hour plane ride to California. We landed in sunny California. “Look at all the palm trees, lights, famous actors and singers live here” I thought. “Okay, so I think we should get on the next bus

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