I Will Always Love You By Juliana Itabaiana

I Will Always Love You

In the beginning, I was just a cell, that divided into two, and after into four cells... And all these cells had a different function. My brain was made. My heart was made, and started to beat. I could hear it. It was a beautiful sound. Thump... Thump... Thump... The sound of my heart mixed with the sound of my mom's heart, because I was inside her. I could feel what she was feeling, I could hear what she was hearing. I was so comfortable and warm there. I wanted to stay there forever. It was so calm.

Do you know what was funny? My mom didn't know that I was there yet. Sometimes I thought that she would be mad with me, because I would make her body be different, big, maybe ugly. But I had already promised myself that I would stay small and grow after I was born. I thought she would love me, like I love to be inside her. I could swim there.

But one day, she started to be sad and I knew that it was because of me. She said that I would be a problem for her life. I could hear her crying. I promised myself that I would never bring problems to her. I would go to school, and have good grades, I would eat everything without complaining. I would be a good boy.

One day, I woke up with fear because something had sucked out all the water that was around me. And I felt my small body without protection. Then I felt the water coming back. But it wasn't the same water. I felt my body burning. I felt that I really had become a big problem to my mom, because she was killing me.

Stop! I want to live!

I couldn't scream, because my voice wasn't ready yet. I was burning, burning, burning, burning...

Let me live, mom! I promise that I will be good! I won't bring you any more problems! I will love you, and kiss you every day of my life! Let me live, mom! Why are you doing this to me? I'm burning! Let me live, please! Let me...

Now, the pain stopped. It's too late, mom! I can see you. You are crying. I can see your eyes. They are so deep. I love you, mom! I will always love you! I will be your angel [1]! I will always love you, mom!

[1] Although some people believe that we can become angels after we die,
(I strongly oppose that belief) the phrase “I will be your angel!” in this essay was not meant to be taken literally, but rather figuratively as in, everyone likes to think that their child is a little angel.

Copyright © 2001 Juliana Itabaiana,. I Will Always Love you was written by Juliana Itabaiana, a 15 years old student who lives in Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil. This Essay was written as a homework assignment and shows the depth of understanding she has of the horrors of abortion even at her age.

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