history: One morning my mother came by to get my daughter for school, and told me she saw that my daughter's cat had been hit on the road. He was dead, and I had to tell my daughter. She loved her cat so much, it was very difficult. One morning my mother came to my house to pick my daughter up for school and told me she saw my daughter's cat on the road and he had been hit. I had to tell my daughter about the loss of her beloved pet.
current: Oh no that is terrible!  How did your daughter take it?
next: She was around 11, so she took it very hard. I went ahead and let her stay home from school, as I knew she wouldn't do well that day.