Life is a valuble thing. It can be long, short, filled with laughter and filled with tears. My life unfortuntly was short but I didnt fell sad. No. I was happy. Truely happy. I lived with my Appa. He wasn't truely my appa, since I was born an white American and he was South Korean. Strange some would say, but that was how I lived. I didnt know my real father since he died before I was born. My mommy however, she died, being ill after my father had died. But with how things turned out, I guess you can say I had it rough. See my story starts with my mommy after my father had passed. I was growing in her belly, nearly ready to come out to see her. She was so sad and I could feel every pain she had. Her cries where a daily occurance I could hear. But when I finally came out to see her, she smiled. She smiled at me, giving me the name of Lucy. But mommy was sick, she been sick even while I was still growing in her. She would constantly visit the hospital and see doctors, and every time she went she cried. Mommy was truely sick. After moving to a new place, smaller then the house we lived, we moved next to Appa. Mommy didnt know him yet but she could see that he was a nice person. Appa was going to school, and always working. When Appa saw me with mommy he would smile at me. He was the only person who ever smiled at me. Once mommy went to his place to talk to him. He didnt talk to mommy much, since mommy didnt know much hungul. My mommy was getting sicker and sicker. She soon returned to appa, carrying me and a few of my things. He didnt say much to mommy but he knew something was wrong. After mommy left, she never returned. I cried for so long that it made Appa angry but also sad. He was left with me to raise. Some people came to Appa, gave him mommy's things as well as me. Mommy made sure that I was left with Appa but it only made appa sad. He didnt want to have me at first. But after I had a bad cold, he stayed up all night watching me. Making sure I was ok, and that I didnt have a fever. After seeing me feeling better he realized that he loved me. So he quit his school and began to be the best appa ever. But thats only just how my life started. The rest is even better.