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Short Story : My Great-Grandma

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A famous american novelist by the name of Marilynne Robinson once said, “You never know when you might be seeing someone for the last time.” My Great-Grandma, also known as Mamani, was on of most important people in my life. Although, I never really understood what she would say to me because she only spoke Armenian. She once knew English, but her Alzheimer's stole any memory of it. But no matter what, she ALWAYS had a smile on her face. That was why I adored her so much. Even though she let her Alzheimer’s take some of her memory away, she wouldn’t let it take her personality. Mamani was a very fancy woman. She would never leave the house without any bright red lipstick perfectly smeared on her lips no matter where it was she was going. She always had AT LEAST five bracelets or watches on each wrist. She’d always had a jacket on filed with fake diamonds and rhinestones all over it. She was so amazing. I’ll never forget her. On Friday, September 8th, 2017 at exactly 8:26 PM, my mom got a call from her uncle explaining that Mamani was gone. That she died peacefully and not painfully. At that moment I was in my room reading, when I heard screaming and stomping on the ground. For a couple of seconds I thought my mom was excited. I thought her crying was her laughing. I was wrong. When I got out of my room I witnessed my mom on the ground hyperventilating. Crying at the top of her lungs. “She’s gone!” “My grandma’s gone,” my mom screamed, slamming her knees to the floor rocking

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