I fell asleep reading freedom writers and was awoken what seemed like five minutes later.

"STEPPPPPHANIE, GET ME TISSUE!!!
THERE ARE NO MORE TISSUE HERE!"

I jerked out of my bed dashed out to find my beloved mother crying to the Sichuan Show on channel eight. Walked to the storeroom and handled her a new box. At that particular moment, this woman on tv had to say something like, "This is the moment as mothers we want to hold our children and tell them how much we love them... but the victims do not have a chance to do so.."

Thank you very much. Awkward...

Mum suddenly became rather engrossed in the newspapers on the floor. I thank god i was only half awake to feel the silence full blow.

Don't get me wrong, we are compassionate people. We just dont hang it around much. I dont, not to my parents anyway.

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