Don't Be Blue
Biophysicist Aaron Klug once said “One cannot plan for the unexpected” and boy, that sure has been true for me. My name is Greta and I’m about to tell you my story. First, you need to know one thing about me--I am a planner. I like everything to go exactly as it should. It’s not in my nature to “go with the flow” so when I decided, at the last minute, to go home for Thanksgiving break this past year, I was already uncomfortable. I had planned to be shut up in my dorm room for the entire week studying for my art history exam but when I called my Nan to check in, she didn’t sound like herself. Instead of her usual jokes and sarcasm, she was quiet and reserved. She’s been sick for quite a while and she did her best to hide her weariness but this time, she just didn’t sound well and I knew I had to get to her as fast as I could. It seemed like our time was running out faster than I thought it would and I didn’t want to let another minute go by without seeing her.
