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Like I said I miss my parents. Of course I miss my mom but I really miss my dad. Just because he left doesn't mean I never knew him. My mom died in a plane crash when I was 6 years old, and 2 months after that dad left us because he became depressed and almost committed suicide. He went to the great big apple tree, in our yard, then he tied the knots on his rope, I screamed for my brother as loud as I could scream and he came dashing by. My father's tear stained face and I gave him a knife I always carried. I got it from my mom's brother...I haven't seen him in sometime.(I forgot his name). Dale sprinted and cut the ropes from dad's neck. Dale caught him and we got in the car. I was under Dale working the pedals and my brother was working with the steering wheel. Dad was in the passenger seat and with that happening we got to the hospital in 17 minutes. When we got there we told the doctor what happened and he told us that dad would have to stay overnight. Thinking about everything that just happened I had a feeling of relief wash over me as the doctor started to walk out, but then he asked "how did you guys get here and where's your mother?" Dale told him how we got here and he said he was glad we got here safely and I started to reply to the 2nd question"our mom died in a plane cra-"(gco). Dale said"he just, ya know...he wants attention." The doctor looked at us for awhile and said that we would justhave to stay too. I drift off to sleep on the pull out couch beside Dale. A few hours later I wake up to being shaken by dad and he's shaking Dale too. He's sees that we're both awake.