Love story

Have you ever had a pet that has died? It hurts, doesn't it? It doesn't hurt like your leg hurts when you've fallen over. it's a different kind of pain. It makes you feel sad.
For you, the death of your pet means that you won't ever see it again. But it's not just pet that die, sometimes people die. People you love. This means that you won't ever see them again. It hurts a lot.
Death is a fact of life. It happens to everyone one day. But for the people whose friends of relatives die, it's very hard. They feel lonely and strange and sad.
When someone gets very old, all the things that their body could do begin to happen more slowly. At last, like an old, worn-out machine, their body stops and they die. But it's not just old people who die. Sometimes children and babies die, or young mothers and fathers. Then it's very hard to understand. Perhaps their bodies were not working properly, or they might have been in an accident and were killed.
Whoever has died, in whatever way, it's very hard for the people who love them. They may become very quiet and want to be on their own for a long, long time. Other people may get very angry, and this anger goes on for a long time too. They may feel angry at everyone, they may even be agry at the person who has died for leaving them. This quietness or anger after someone has died is called grieving. It means that people are trying to understand and accept the death of someone they love in their own special way.
Many people don't like to talk about death. They say it's a sad subject. You don't need to think about it often, but it's important to sometimes. This will help you when you meet with death in your own life. It's important to know about grieving so you can try to understand the way people act when someone they love has died. Also, if someone you love dies, it's important to know that your feelings of quietness or anger are normal, and that they will go away in time.
Remember too that it would be a very sad thing if there was nobody left behind who cared. The hurt you feel is part of the caring. Because of this you should never want there to be no pain. And you should never pretend it isn't there.
Pets and people never leave you completely. They stay with you in your memories. In this way they are part of you for ever.