The Misunderstood Lie: Revisiting Jerry's Story

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Mother in Manville Narrative I couldn't believe why Jerry would lie to me about him having a mother. As I woke up , i did my daily routine in the mornings as always. I stretched , got dressed, brushed my teeth, and ate breakfast. As I did all of that I couldn't stop thinking about Jerry and the lie he told me. It was as if I was in a nightmare , that I wanted to end. I wanted to wake up to hear that it was just a nightmare, but it wasn't. This all happened on December 1st , it was around 6 and the sun hadn't emerged yet. The coldness made me shiver. When I had done all my daily routines as I decided to get a hold of Jerry. I called to the Orphanage and tried to contact any friends of Jerry so I could know where …show more content…

It was December 20th, December 1 all through December 20 I had spent my days with Jerry. On December 26th I had decided that I wanted to adopt Jerry because my love for Jerry was real. All the days had passed, and it was already December 26. It was the big day for me. I woke up , got dressed and went to go buy a gift for him. Although Christmas has already passed and since I didn't give him a present on Christmas I figured I would buy him a present. When I finished buying the gift I went straight to the orphanage. I went inside and saw Max crying. I ran to him desperately asking him what was wrong. The reason why he was crying was because Jerry had died. He said that Jerry was ran over by a truck. My heart raced like never before. I fell to the ground and I started to cry my eyes out. I couldn't believe it. My Jerry was gone, never to be seen again. When I was crying, I thought to myself how stupid I am to not have adopted him early. It was too late now. Now my Jerry is in a safe sounding place where he can rest. Two weeks later I had stopped the sorrow , but I will never forget my Jerry . That pure hearted, honest, hardworking

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