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When I think of you it hurts,
It shouldn’t, but it does.
I don’t think of the bad times, as few as there were,
Just the good, but it still hurts.
The more I think of you though, the better I feel.
The times we had were fun.
I remember our times at the beach,
Where we would run with the sun on our faces
And enjoy our friendship.
I remember just sitting and talking,
About the little things,
That don’t have much meaning but are still fun to talk about.
You were always so caring and would pick me up,
When I fell down.
You had a sense of humor that could
Make anyone laugh.
You were so smart.
I remember the sophisticated words you used,
Sometimes they were big, and I couldn’t understand them.
You were always patient though and would always
Take the time to explain them.
Your smile could make anyone smile,
Even when they were sad.
Well, I am sad now,
But I won’t be for long because
All I have to do is remember.
Remember your friendship,
Remember your sense of humor,
Remember our talks,
Remember how smart you were,
Remember how patient you were,
Remember your smile.
But most of all,
Remember that you loved me, and I will always love you.
In loving memory of my Cousin,
Cassie B. Montemurro
Cassie Montemurro
"This is confusing," said Cassie, an 8th grader doing her trigonometry homework. "I have to get this done fast or I'll be late for soccer practice. I already missed some of the practices because of the other teams I'm on." Cassie plays on two soccer teams. "Okay, all I have to do for this problem is... Oh, now I get it. Finally, I'm done."
She gets up to
put on her uniform and brush her hair. "I better tie back
my hair; it's so long that 
it might
be in the way. She runs down the hall and hears her mother call,
"Cassie, feed the dogs and cats, please."
"Okay, Mom."
Cassie calls her pets. "Bono, Chloe, dinner. Mom, where's
Chicken Soup? I have to give him his cat food." Right then
she hears a soft meow. "Never mind, I found him."
"Now that
is done, I have to get my shin guards on. Mom, come on, we're
going to be late."
"All right,
let's go," replies her mom. They get in the car and go to
the game.
At the game,
she starts to warm up. A teammate comes up and says, "Hey,
Cassie, Coach said we have to do laps around the field in order
from shortest to tallest. That makes me second and you third."
Cassie replies, "Okay. I'll be right there." She gets
up and does some laps.
"All right,
everyone gather around," said the coach. "This is going
to be a tough game but I know we can do it. Let's get out there
and do our best."
After the game,
the coach said, "Wow! You guys did guys did great. Especially
you, Cassie. That last goal was great. You showed real team work
out there."
"Thanks,
coach," said Cassie.
When she gets
home it is 8:30 on Friday night. "I better practice my cello.
I'm a little rusty but I think I will practice tomorrow instead.
I'm too tired now. Maybe I'll just sit for a few minutes. Then
I'll go to bed," After a few minutes
of playing, Cassie gets into bed and goes to sleep because she
needs to rest for the fun-filled day with her cousin, Rachel.
(Rachel and Cassie are first cousins; Rachel is younger than Cass by almost exactly a year. They have been close since they were babies, and their relationship was growing as close as two teen-aged cousins could hope to be! Rachel, who is a great writer and artist, wrote this story about Cassie at the beginning of the school year when she was in seventh grade, and Cass was in eighth. It touches us deeply, and pleases us so much, that Rachel knows Cassie, and our whole family, so well to have captured a perfect picture of us in her short story. Thanks, Rachel. We love you. -- Aunt Debbie and Uncle Victor)
© 1999 by Rachel Montemurro. All rights reserved. © 1999 by Debra Jean and Victor Montemurro. All rights reserved.
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