Blood Is Thicker blog #2 Detroit arrival

Detroit arrival

I am Hakeem I have arrived in Detroit I already miss home. My memories of Detroit were bitter and reminded me of the past from long ago. As we pulled up to uncle james’s house I felt like my world has ended, I am angry that we had to move from home to my uncle james’s house forced to live in a unfamiliar place with strangers that i barely know, but I can’t say much I am the man of the family since my dad is sick. Last time I saw my dad’s side of the family was ten years ago. When I got out after we pulled up I looked around at my new neighborhood it was like i have been dropped off in the center of unusual and unfriendly world. My cousin Savon stepped outside of the house as i looked up from the truck of the car he was a chubby kid ten years ago and now he is heavily built young man. He says i haven't changed much still skinny but now i look like a toothpick which i wasn’t sure if he was being mean or just playing around. Almost everyone has changed since the last time they saw each other. Aunt Lorraine has gained a lot of weight since last time we was here. Savon and I have a lot of catching up to do but I felt as if Savon was angry at me for some reason he kept say negative stuff toward me and being a jerk I was going to figure out why soon. Despite family all around, I feel as if I am unwanted here by Savon.

Blood Is Thicker blog post #1 The goodbye

The goodbye.

In the story, “Blood is Thicker,” Hakeem Randall and his family were moving from Southern California to Detroit when his father became sick. Because of his father having kidney cancer, he could no longer work anymore; money became tight, and they couldn't afford their house. Their dad decided to move to Detroit with his brother, Uncle James; Aunt Lorraine; and their son, Savon. The day they left for Detroit, Hakeem said his goodbyes to his friends and Darcy, his girlfriend for the past year. Hakeem didn't want to move; he loved his home and his school.  He was going to miss all of his friends from home. Hakeem mumbled, ‘’I'm gonna miss you, girl’’ as Darcey walked down the short driveway.

I can relate to this part of the book. I remember when my dad caught cancer, but it wasn't the same cancer as Hakeem’s dad. However, everything that happened to Hakeem happened to me. My dad couldn't work anymore, so we moved back to where we lived when I was little. This was so we could be close to our family if something happened. He could no longer work. We spent weeks in the hospital.  After a couple of months, my dad actually died from melanoma cancer. I felt the same feelings that Hakeem went through. It's hard to deal with something you’re not used to, but it will get better. Sometimes you want to give up and just quit living life, but you keep going for your family and for your future. Even though it gets hard, you have to keep on trying for the better.