Butterflies
It is about a young lady who volunteers to help the needy children, and she ends up helping a young girl with autism.
Three years ago, I met a little girl named Alicia. She had brown hair and big, green eyes. She looked like a normal 7 year old, but there's a catch. She had autism, but that didn't mean she wasn't bright. In fact, one day, my second to last day, proved just that.
THE SECOND TO THE LAST DAY
As I walked into the room to meet with Alicia, I noticed that she was sitting in the corner all alone. That was abnormal, but the look she had on her face, well it shocked me. Her face was all wrinkled as if in concentration, and she was squinting her eyes.
"Hey there Alicia! What are you doing?"
She immediately looked down. I was used to this. She doesn't make eye-contact.
"Thinking," she said meekly.
"About what?"
"Butterflies."
"What about them?"
Then, she looked me right in the eye and said....
"Today I was outside looking at flowers, and I saw a butterfly. I began chasing it and finally caught it. I took it inside to show the nurse and she said 'Oh, Honey, you have to let it go'. I didn't want to let it go. I was so happy I had a new friend, but the nurse said that if I didn't let it go, it would die. I didn't want it to die so I ran outside and let it go. I was so happy, but then I thought that would make me a bad person. So I went back to the nurse and told her. She said I wasn't bad, that it was just natural to feel happy. Then later today, Mrs. Karin asked us what made us happy, and I said a butterfly, because you're happy when you catch them and happy when you let them go. They bring nothing but happiness."
After she got done telling me her story, she put her head back down, and I felt a tear. For a moment, just a moment, I forgot she had autism. She was right, butterflies bring nothing but happiness. I couldn't believe that a 7 year old with autism taught me about a life lesson. Happiness can be found in everyone and everything. I felt as though deep down she knew I was leaving. I was happy that I met her, and now I am happy that she is alright with me leaving.
I later found out that she moved to a different hospital. Her mother died of Pancreatic Cancer, that I had never know she had. After her mother died, her father couldn't handle an autistic child, so he turned to drugs and illegal things. Which later he abandoned her. I was so heartbroken about this, that I immediately took action to find her. It told several years. I was out of hope. Would I ever be able to find her and tell her how much she meant to me and thank you.
Five years later, I have a good life and lots of hope. I have a 12 year old daughter with brown hair and big, green eyes. Her name is Alicia. I had found her after years of hope, loss, and just luck. I am very happy and grateful. She is my butterfly in life.
THE SECOND TO THE LAST DAY
As I walked into the room to meet with Alicia, I noticed that she was sitting in the corner all alone. That was abnormal, but the look she had on her face, well it shocked me. Her face was all wrinkled as if in concentration, and she was squinting her eyes.
"Hey there Alicia! What are you doing?"
She immediately looked down. I was used to this. She doesn't make eye-contact.
"Thinking," she said meekly.
"About what?"
"Butterflies."
"What about them?"
Then, she looked me right in the eye and said....
"Today I was outside looking at flowers, and I saw a butterfly. I began chasing it and finally caught it. I took it inside to show the nurse and she said 'Oh, Honey, you have to let it go'. I didn't want to let it go. I was so happy I had a new friend, but the nurse said that if I didn't let it go, it would die. I didn't want it to die so I ran outside and let it go. I was so happy, but then I thought that would make me a bad person. So I went back to the nurse and told her. She said I wasn't bad, that it was just natural to feel happy. Then later today, Mrs. Karin asked us what made us happy, and I said a butterfly, because you're happy when you catch them and happy when you let them go. They bring nothing but happiness."
After she got done telling me her story, she put her head back down, and I felt a tear. For a moment, just a moment, I forgot she had autism. She was right, butterflies bring nothing but happiness. I couldn't believe that a 7 year old with autism taught me about a life lesson. Happiness can be found in everyone and everything. I felt as though deep down she knew I was leaving. I was happy that I met her, and now I am happy that she is alright with me leaving.
I later found out that she moved to a different hospital. Her mother died of Pancreatic Cancer, that I had never know she had. After her mother died, her father couldn't handle an autistic child, so he turned to drugs and illegal things. Which later he abandoned her. I was so heartbroken about this, that I immediately took action to find her. It told several years. I was out of hope. Would I ever be able to find her and tell her how much she meant to me and thank you.
Five years later, I have a good life and lots of hope. I have a 12 year old daughter with brown hair and big, green eyes. Her name is Alicia. I had found her after years of hope, loss, and just luck. I am very happy and grateful. She is my butterfly in life.
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