LJ Idol Week 13- Fan Death

[lawchicky]

Rosie leaned forward on the fence slat until her feet could swing off of the ground. She let her body lay there, suspended, until the wooden plank made sharp marks against her skin. Had things been different, she would have rolled herself forward into a perfect somersault, but no one was watching. Everyone was in the house, crying. They'd been

Comments

[static_abyss]

I'm sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been not only for the family, but also your mom, who was only a child.

[lawchicky]

Thank you- it's a strange thing to grieve someone you've never met, but when you can see the hurt in people you love.. you do grieve with them.
For my mom and my grandparents and my aunt- there's this big hole that's always just been there from before I was born.

[adoptedwriter]

Hugs. So raw and touching. Something similar happened in my family to one of my uncles when I was about ten. Cancer sucks.

[lawchicky]

I'm so sorry for your loss. When you're young, it's incredibly hard to cope with a death like that. IT's the kind of thing that makes you curse that the universe is not fair or just or kind.

[nikkiii_brown]

Beautifully written POV of a child. I'm sorry you never got to meet your uncle. *hugs*

[rayaso]

How very sad. The child's point of view made it even more poignant. You did a wonderful job with this.

[banana_galaxy]

This is such a sad story. Sounds like it would've been especially hard for your mom to have had to live with.