GrandmaandGrandpaheldhandseverychancetheycould. Theystolekissesastheybumpedintoeachotherintheirtinykitchen. Theyfinishedeachother'ssentencesandsharedthedailycrosswordpuzzleandwordjumble. Mygrandmawhisperedtomeabouthowcutemygrandpawas, howhandsomeandoldhehadgrowntobe. Sheclaimedthatshereallyknew “howtopick ‘em. Beforeeverymealtheybowedtheirheadsandgavethanks, marvelingattheirblessings: awonderfulfamily, goodfortune, andeachother.
Buttherewasadarkcloudinmygrandparents'life: mygrandmotherhadbreastcancer. Thediseasehadfirstappearedtenyearsearlier. Asalways, GrandpawaswithherEverystepoftheway. Hecomfortedherintheiryellowroom, paintedthat
waysothatshecouldalwaysbesurroundedbysunshine, evenwhenshewastoosicktogooutside.
Nowthecancerwasagainattackingherbody. Withthehelpofacaneandmygrandfather'ssteadyhand, theywenttochurcheverymorning. Butmygrandmothergrewsteadilyweakeruntil, finally, shecouldnotleavethehouseanymore. Forawhile, Grandpawouldgotochurchalone, prayingtoGodtowatchoverhiswife.
Thenoneday, whatwealldreadedfinallyhappened. Grandmawasgone.
“Shmily. Itwasscrawledinyellowonthepinkribbonsofmygrandmother'sfuneralbouquet. Asthecrowdthinnedandthelastmournersturnedtoleave, myaunts, uncles, cousinsandotherfamilymemberscameforwardandgatheredaroundGrandmaonelasttime. Grandpasteppeduptomygrand- mother'scasketand, takingashakybreath, hebegantosingtoher. Throughhistearsandgrief, thesongcame, adeepandthroatylullaby.
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