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.
Nice work.
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