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Katherine Barker: Her Hero

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Katherine Barker was thinking about her grandpa again. He was her hero, for he was the only person that Katherine could talk to without becoming self-conscious. He always had a new joke for her when she came to visit, and every time she saw him, he would crush her into a giant bear hug. Two years ago was when everything changed. Katherine’s Grandma passed away suddenly due to an undetected heart failure, and Grandpa became depressed. All Katherine could remember was that her parents tried to cheer him up, but nothing changed. He would sit by his window all day, stroking his cat Meredith and reading the newspaper, dozing off every once in awhile. Finally, Katherine’s parents decided to move closer to Grandpa, and Katherine began to

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