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1、FootprintsonmyheartFootprintsonmyheartIdon'trememberexactlywhenhecameintomylife.Hewasjustalwayshere.Mygrandfatherwasthemostincrediblepersonintheworld.SomedaysPapa,asIcalledhim,andIwouldgodowntoalittlecreekthatflowedintoriverandgofishing.Hetaughtmehowtocast,re
2、elandthescariestofall,baitahook.Irememberthatwhatitwasliketocatchmyfirstfish,whichPapacalledabluegill.Forthefirsttimeinmylife.IfeltIhadaccomplishedsomethinguseful.Iwasproudofmyself.Otherdayswehadsitonthefrontporchintherockingchairshehadmadeandtalk.Butthething
3、Ilovedmostwaswhenwe'dgoouttothebarnandhe'dmakethingsoutofwood.HemadememyfirstrockinghorsewhenIwasfour.Itwasn'tanythingfancy,butlikeme,Papabelievedifitcamefromtheheart,thenthatalonemadeitbeautiful.Aboveall,anythingthatcouldbotheraseven-year-oldwassomethingthat
4、Icouldalwaystalktohimabout.Papawouldsetmeonhiskneeandlistentomecry.Hemadetheworldgoawaywithonehug.WheneverIneededpunishment,healwaystalkedtomeaboutwhatIhaddone.HewouldaskmewhyImadethatmistake,whileanyotherauthorityfigureIknewwentstraighttophysicalpunishment.H
5、ewastheonepersonwhohadmyrespect,andwhoactuallytreatedmewithrespectinreturn.SomethingelseIadmiredwasthathedidn'ttreatmelikeagirlwhoonlyrelatedtopinkribbonsandBarbies.Hetreatedmelikeaperson.WhenIturneight,ahorrifyingfactchangedmylifeforever.Thatfactwasdeath.InS
6、eptember,theydiscoveredthatmyPapahadcancer.Itneversankin,evenathisfuneralthenextFebruary,thatI'dneverseehisaliveagain.Theorganizingsixmonthsofhissicknesswerelongandcruel,especiallytomygrandmother,whocouldnottalkwithoutcrying.Ididn'tkonwwhatdeathwas.Itwastoomu
7、chforaneight-year-old,soIblockeditout.Whateverdeathwas,itwasn'trealtome.Slowly,IlearnIcouldn'tblockitout.therewerenomorerodeos,nomorefishing,nomorehorsesandnoonelefttotalkto.WhenIwalkedintomygrandmother'shouse,therewssnolongerthesmellofthesmokemixedwithcoffee
8、andsawdust,whichwaswhatPapaalwayssmelledlike.Everyonearoundmewassad,andIwaslearningwhatitwasliketosad.Itfinallyhitmethathewasgone.Thingsstartedgettingroughguysandfriends.IknewifPapahadbee
