I calmed him down and he agreed to go with them. A short time later I called my grandmother, and we both drove to the hospital. The slow ride there in times like these are always the worst. With nothing to distract my mind, and no important task to be done, my worries crept in again. The stress I had buried in the heat of the moment stirred my thoughts. Yes, it was a heart attack, but how bad had it been? Was he still alive? Where was he? So, I prayed. I prayed, like all those who are afraid of losing something, and felt all the less for it. I still feel the guilt of it -praying only when I needed something- and promising all the while to be a better person and devote myself to God. It is in events like these that you learn what makes up your character -your
I calmed him down and he agreed to go with them. A short time later I called my grandmother, and we both drove to the hospital. The slow ride there in times like these are always the worst. With nothing to distract my mind, and no important task to be done, my worries crept in again. The stress I had buried in the heat of the moment stirred my thoughts. Yes, it was a heart attack, but how bad had it been? Was he still alive? Where was he? So, I prayed. I prayed, like all those who are afraid of losing something, and felt all the less for it. I still feel the guilt of it -praying only when I needed something- and promising all the while to be a better person and devote myself to God. It is in events like these that you learn what makes up your character -your