A Starry Night

Tatiana's POV

August 31,1990

9:23 pm

Another night in Gary, Indiana.

Its quite dangerous here.

Sometimes I hear shots.

I've seen people get stabbed.

The gangs that hang around the neighborhood.

I'm only 12.

But what can I say? What can I do?

Anyways, it's the last week of summer and I'm in my bedroom, writing in my journal. About trying to have a better year, in 7th grade.

The 6th grade was a sad time for me because my mother died in a hit-and-run. People say someone was supposed to give back money and ended up shooting my mother in the mist of it all.

They never caught the killer.

I was so angry and so hurt.

...I miss her so much...

I always think of her. The only thing I have left from her is a heart locket, with a picture of me and her inside.

On the back it said, " Forever in my heart, I love you, Tati."

I sigh an stare up at the starry night sky, "I love you too, mom."

I hear a knock on my door.

It's my dad.

"Come in."

He walks in, with a small smile on his face,"hey, babydoll. How's it going?"

I shrug my shoulders while still looking down at my journal.

"You okay?"

I sigh,"yeah...just thinking of mom, that's all..."

"I miss her too, sweetheart...she's in a better place. She's watching over us. She'll always be with us."

He walked over and pointed to my heart, gently,"...right there...forever."

I smiled slightly at my dad,"...forever."

We embrace in a hug.

"I love you, dad."

"I love you too, sweetheart."

We stop hugging and he kisses my forehead,"Goodnight, babydoll."

I smiled,"Goodnight, dad."

He closed my door and went to his bedroom.

After about 7 minutes, I finished writing in my journal, closed it and kissed the cover of it, before putting it away.

I felt myself getting sleepier, so I got under the covers.

My eyes began to fall heavier and heavier.

I looked at the starry night sky from my window and I whispered one more word before drifting off to sleep.

"...forever..."

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