Goodbye

[alexakaruda]

It was below freezing outside when I crawled out of bed this morning, which may be why the tears wouldn't form when I got the phone call. It wasn't an actual conversation, just a message on my cellphone. I could tell by the way Mom spoke so slowly and carefully, by the slight quiver in her voice, that something bad had happened to somebody good

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[bellefrancaise]

Deepest sympathies, for what it's worth.

[alexakaruda]

I'd really like to go--one of the things that really bothered me about Gramps' death was that I didn't get to go to the funeral, to really say goodbye--but I'm INSANELY busy right now, and I just can't justify a 7-hour drive both ways. I don't have 14 hours to burn. I'll think about it, though. (It might get me out of my pedagogy class, so who knows, it might be worth it.) I'll think about it tonight. If I do go, though, I'll get there late on Thursday and have to leave early early early on Friday, since I have meetings all Friday afternoon. I'd rather fly, but I don't have $500 to burn. Sigh.

Do you have somebody to be with you? My friends here have been a big help to me during the grieving process. I hope you have somebody to be with you. I miss you, sweetie. Be well.

-Your Evil Big Sister

[sapphire_hime]

I'm really sorry for your loss, and will not claim to know how you feel right now. I lost my grandmother a couple of years ago, and trying to deal with a silent kind of grief had been the hardest thing. I'm sorry again.