Her name was Alison Anne Clarkson. She was named after her mother, Anne, who was one of the most kind and calm and peaceful person you could ever know. Her father was named Carl Jackson. Most people, when meeting him, thought stereotypical thoughts about him. They thought he was drinker, or that he was too mean and rude.
But even though he was rough around the edges, he loved his wife and his only daughter and they, themselves, loved him.
Anne’s parents intensely disliked him. They disliked him for several reasons. That he wasn’t religious. That he was poor. That he wasn’t and couldn’t go to college. But most of all, they disliked him because, according to them, he put “crazy” thoughts into their daughter’s mind. Thoughts about instead of going …show more content…
He came back with…disastrous news. He had cancer. After digesting the tragic news, they decided they had to talk with Alison. They talked with Alison but she refused to hear it. She thought if she couldn’t hear it, it wouldn’t be true. The next day, Anne took her to school. Cancer. Instead of listening to her teachers, that dreadful word was all she could hear that day. It was like she was in daze, too confused to be upset.
Clarissa and Heather were worried, wondering what was wrong with their friend. Alison told them about the cancer but they were so shocked because they didn’t think it could be something so awful. Alison’s family and friends spent those long months, full of worry and wondering if Carl was going to be okay and hoping he would be okay. But Carl wasn’t going to be okay. One day, he just left. He was just gone. Even though they knew he was going to die, it was sudden and so soon.
Alison spend half the time crying nonstop and the other time going around in a daze, missing her father. She felt lost and alone without her father. Her friends and family gathered around her, making sure she knew that she was …show more content…
She was a little colder, a little harder to get to know emotionally. Although she smiled less, she had 3 great friends who always tried to make her smile and laugh. She’ll never be the same carefree girl she was because of how her Dad’s death has shaped and changed her. She’ll always have this fear of everyone leaving her but she’s learned a lesson that she’ll always remember. Don’t go through life wasting it when instead, you could be exultant and creating blissful memories of being surrounded by family and
But even though he was rough around the edges, he loved his wife and his only daughter and they, themselves, loved him.
Anne’s parents intensely disliked him. They disliked him for several reasons. That he wasn’t religious. That he was poor. That he wasn’t and couldn’t go to college. But most of all, they disliked him because, according to them, he put “crazy” thoughts into their daughter’s mind. Thoughts about instead of going …show more content…
He came back with…disastrous news. He had cancer. After digesting the tragic news, they decided they had to talk with Alison. They talked with Alison but she refused to hear it. She thought if she couldn’t hear it, it wouldn’t be true. The next day, Anne took her to school. Cancer. Instead of listening to her teachers, that dreadful word was all she could hear that day. It was like she was in daze, too confused to be upset.
Clarissa and Heather were worried, wondering what was wrong with their friend. Alison told them about the cancer but they were so shocked because they didn’t think it could be something so awful. Alison’s family and friends spent those long months, full of worry and wondering if Carl was going to be okay and hoping he would be okay. But Carl wasn’t going to be okay. One day, he just left. He was just gone. Even though they knew he was going to die, it was sudden and so soon.
Alison spend half the time crying nonstop and the other time going around in a daze, missing her father. She felt lost and alone without her father. Her friends and family gathered around her, making sure she knew that she was …show more content…
She was a little colder, a little harder to get to know emotionally. Although she smiled less, she had 3 great friends who always tried to make her smile and laugh. She’ll never be the same carefree girl she was because of how her Dad’s death has shaped and changed her. She’ll always have this fear of everyone leaving her but she’s learned a lesson that she’ll always remember. Don’t go through life wasting it when instead, you could be exultant and creating blissful memories of being surrounded by family and