Good Greif, BAD Greif

I don't know exactly how to act towards someone that has just lost a family member. I know you can say that your sorry and God bless the family but what else can you do?

My boyfriend's aunt was just murdered last Wednesday. They found her body in a motel but didn't know how it happened. I was horrified. I was scared. I was sorry for him. I met her once when she came to Cedar Rapids from Chicago. I gave her a ride from the bus station and back. I was basically the last person she had seen before leaving back to Chicago in January.

So we went up there as soon as possible. We left around 2 in the afternoon last Thursday. He wanted to be with his family and for some odd reason, so did I. We went, the next morning we saw her body and found out she was shot in the head 2 times and 3 times in the body. Her 2 sons were there to view it for the first time too and just seeing them stand there and give their last good bye's to their mother in that way, left me teary eyed. I couldn't let my boyfriend see me cry but my eyes were very moist I'll tell you that.

I could tell my boyfriend was sad, he just wasn't showing it. All I could do was comfort him at night and be by his side throughout the day. And that's exactly what I did.

Now we have to go back this weekend for the funeral on Monday. I don't know what's going to happen but I will still be there to help with the family's grievances.

***R.I.P Regina Warren***