My Uncle’s Goodbye
By Elanea C., from St. Rocco Anthology
I was ten years old with my family at my in-laws house chatting with my cousins. We were all having fun waiting for my uncle to arrive. When he arrived, we all hugged him and greeted him. After about an hour of talking and playing with my cousins, we all went out to lunch. We all had fun from what I could see, but when we got back to my in-law’s house the mood just dropped. Almost everyone started crying. We all were happy for him but we didn’t want him to leave. I took about three pictures with him and the rest of my family. I’m happy that he’s following his dream of going to the Air Force, but I really miss him. I’m glad I got to say good-bye, but there’s not one day that goes by when I don’t think about how much I miss him.