preview

Essay 1

Good Essays
Open Document

“My nephew, Billy went to the doctor with her yesterday. I am not sure if he checked her, but he gave her medication for the month. She stopped at the pharmacy and filled the prescription. I talked to her last night, other than being tired, and she was fine.”
“Okay,” the paramedic said. “The coroner is on the way. The officers will stay here until they arrive.”
“What do you think happened?”Joshua asked as the paramedics waited.
“I’m sorry, I have no idea, but it happens.” “Give me a minute, and I’ll get her medication,” Joshua said, going toward the stairway.
+++
While staring out the window, one of the officers went over to the paramedic and said, “This is the sixth senior found dead in Jackson Heights recently.”
“Is that right? Six …show more content…

Seeing it was his mother, he listened as tears filled his eyes and a lump formed in his throat when she spoke, “Joshua, thank you for taking me to the lawyer’s office in the morning. I will see you when you get here. Good night, son, I love you.”
Hearing the words from his mother, “I love you.” Joshua realized this was the last time his mother would utter those words. He replayed the message several times and wept.
+++
Later that afternoon, Joshua stopped at the drugstore to tell them about his mother passing away and cancel her refills. Entering the store, he met Mr. Barnes as he came down the aisle and asked, “Mr. Barnes, how’re you doing?”
Noticing something had upset him, Andrew said, “Awesome, how are you this fine afternoon?”
“Not so good,” Joshua said, “My mother passed away last night. I stopped in to tell you and ask you to cancel the refills.”
The Pharmacist, Andrew Barnes, a heavyset, middle-aged man, with gray hair, wearing a white jacket said, “I’m sorry, what happened?”
“I went over this morning to take her to the lawyer’s office and found her in bed. She passed away in her sleep. I know sometimes, Mom was hard to deal with if she suspected a problem. She wasn’t always kind, but she was an excellent mother. One of her greatest pleasures in life was arguing with people, regardless if she was right or not,” he said, shaking his head.
“I’m sorry about your loss,” Andrew said. “Let me know when you have

Get Access
Related
Get Access