Gold chain
For all of my life I have been waiting to inherit the gold chain that my father has been wearing for 26 years. Every time I bring it up to him he laughs and asks me if I’m counting down the days until he passes. My mother gets upset when I bring it up, but deep down they know I wish they would live forever. I’ve always been fascinated with my father’s gold chain. It has a gold peace sign attached to it, a reminder of the best times of my parents’ life.
Yesterday when I got home, I reminded my mother that I was excited to one day wear the necklace my father has never taken off. Of course she was upset so she went upstairs, but shockingly she returned immediately with something in her hand — a gold chain.
I asked her who it was for and she told me to go to her. I turned around and she put the chain around my neck. She had been saving the gold chain for ten years, but yesterday was the right moment for her to hand it down to me.
My mother told me I could never take it off, and I don’t think I have ever taken something so seriously.
It’s not the nicest or most expensive chain out there, but the sentimental value is priceless to me. I have a new found confidence wearing this gold chain.
BROCKHAMPTON, a hip-hop oriented boy has a song titled “GOLD” which has been stuck in my head for the last two weeks. The song features a catchy hook containing these lyrics:
“Keep a gold chain on my neck, fly as a jet, boy better treat me with respect”
I do feel “fly as a jet”, and because it comes from my mother I feel a lot closer to her.
It’s something to remember her by when she one day sadly passes away. My mother has always had a love for jewelry, and I’ll never forget that.
I’m so proud to wear this chain. I want to show it off, as if I want the world to know how perfect my mother is. I’m a very reserved individual, and she completely gets me. Even when I say nothing to her, she knows that how I feel. I love you mom, thank you for the gold chain.
