“Losing a Close Family Member”

                Have you ever lost a close family member? Like your grandmother? Well… It’s very sad when you are the youngest grandchild of her. My name is Abby, and my Great-Grandmother passed away a year, and a half ago.
         I was on my way home with my father while my mother and grandma were at the nursing home visiting my great-gram. A few hours after they were there, she was ready. The nurse came in, and put her to a long peaceful nap. As soon as my father found out, he called me downstairs…And he explained it to me. I ran back up-stairs in my room crying. I was looking at all the photos with her & I. I also read all the letters she wrote to me.
         My sister, Paige, was in South Carolina when it happened. She’s in the Military. I called her on Skype, and told her what our father told me. We did share our memories we had with her, we cried together. A few days after she found out, she came home from Boot-camp, and stayed home for a while. She was able to because of a death in the family. When she came home, she went straight to our house, picked me up, and brought me to the nursing home with her. My mother & grandma were on their way home when we went. We stayed there over night by my Great-Grandmother’s side all night.  It was very, very depressing. Knowing that she’s in a better place, made some things better. The next day, when we woke up, the nurse walked in and said, “Are you two girls ready?” My sister responded and said “Ready…For what?” The nurse took a deep breath and said “Are you girls ready to go have her creamated?” That had to be the worst morning to wake up to hearing.
         The whole family was there when she was being creamated. My sister and I were the ones who helped cremate her. I’m only 13, and my sister is 19. A few days later, my sister has been telling me that she’s been seeing my Great-Grandmother. It started to scare me a little. So I asked her “How can you see her?” All she said was that she just sees her… Then she explained to me how, she said “Every night I look outside, I see her right out there.” So one night, I slept in my sister’s room and tried to see if I could see her. Around 9:30pm, she told me she sees her. She even pointed, and all I could see was the lighting and trees. I was thinking that she was going crazy, but she really did see her. I mean, why would she be pointing at the trees?
         I was too nervous to sleep that night. I didn’t get any sleep at all. I told my mother about Paige, my sister, seeing our Great-Grandmother. My mother told me that she really might be seeing her. Is that normal?!
                   -End of part 1.