Age 18 Iowa, USA
Love
Sarah
Age 18 Iowa, USA
If Not For You
Written by Julie J Boyles
When I was eight years old my mom passed away suddenly. I kissed her goodbye in the morning before school and when I came home I found her lying on the kitchen floor unconscious. She died at the hospital that night from a stroke. One minute I had a mom, and the next I was an orphan. Alone.
We lived near Mason City, Iowa. My dad died before I was born. Mom did the best she could working at the dry cleaners in town. We lived in a little one bedroom house along the railroad tracks. It might sound bleak but we were happy to be together and took care of each other. I didn’ t know I had grandparents then. I thought it was just Mom and me.
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