This broke my heart in a million ways.

I absolutely broke down at the paragraph in which he remembers everything, because I can relate so well to that and it's bringing up all sorts of feelings in me I haven't felt for a while.

You described Riku's grief so well, too. It's a great story; I just can't be very articulate because I'm crying.

that broke my heart in so many ways, and i think that if i think about it any more, i'll start bawling, and i really can't have that right now.

this hurts my heart and brings up memories i try to keep buried and it's great, it's good, because every once in a while, i need to remember.

i'm probably making no sense right now. damn ap bio homework is killing my brain dead. but but but. you are amazing, woman. i wish i wrote like you. ♥

i can completely relate to this story... my own grandmother died over a decade ago and i'm still recovering from my loss of her.

wow I loved that story it was so real with the emotions of the charaters. That's what I love about the your writing it makes the characters seem so real with all the different emotions u are such a talented writer and I love reading your stories I wish I could wright like you I look forward to your next story!!

This could have been any character the way you wrote it and it still would have been a great short. It didn't have to be Riku, the important one was the grandmother, he only gave us a frame of reference. I suppose you could have been exploring his character, and found he reacts like anyone else in this situation.

This is a very morose and realistic story.
The motions that Riku goes through are familiar to anyone who has been in this situation, and the style and pace serve the story very well.
I liked the opening and the closing very much. The way it begins and ends in a way that it's obvious this is not where it all truly begand and not where it truly ends, yet is a clear and complete story is very intriguing and fitting.

I'm afraid that if I'll blink, the tears'll start to flow.

It reminds me of... too many things. And then all that feeling put into that nice prose... wow. -attempts to breathe.-

These are your best fics -- the family ones, you know. You're great at them. All of it seemed so real and I could picture it all perfectly in my head.

I think I started crying about halfway through. This was really, really beautiful. And I'm sure she'd like it. And, assuming that you're currently going through a rough time, I hope you feel better soon and that things work out for you.

You described Riku's grief so well. And I love how you sort of made a theme based on what he will remember and what he won't.

And as soon as I realized it was Riku's grandmother I just started sobbing. ;_;

This was a great piece, don't worry about a thing, it's fine just the way it is.

This was beautifully breath-taking.

If I understand correctly, and this has happened to you, then I offer my sincere condolences. I believe that it is something that we all must go through at some point, and reading this story, I think I can understand the feelings more.

You have a gift with words, and I want to thank you for putting this story out here so we can all read it, and share in your experience.

I wish you good luck, and I'm sorry someone important was taken from you.

~Ivae

Oh, wow...how sad. This is very beautifully written..made me almost feel like I was there, watching this happening..
If I wasn't such a heartless monster, I'm sure I'd be close to tears..! Very good..