Caitie Kirk
Mrs. Mont
Freshman Seminar
26 May 2005
I still remember the way she would laugh
As we sat there sitting on my bed reminiscing about all the past times we'd shared
Remebering all those times where I would wake her up
Sometimes because I was scared, but most of the time I wasn't.
I just wanted to spend some with her
She was so beautiful
Beautiful like a rising sun floating above the horsize line in a painting
She was my best friend
I was easily able to talk to her about anything and she always understood
I still remember the day she got sick
Her beauty was still vibrant as ever
Her health was diminishing into a nothingness so deep
Does it hurt? I'd ask with tears staining my lips
Of course it hurt, how would I ask her that?
I sat on her bed all day and all night letting her know that I really do appreciate her
She was my sister
We related on every level possible and I had never felt so connected to someone
I still the remember the day she died
It was a Tuesday morning when my mom had called me
The phone had dropped and so had I
How could this happen, she was supposed to live forever
She was supposed to be here until I died
I was not supposed to be the one saying an eternal goodbye to her
We were not finished being best friends
She was supposed to live for all of eternity.
I still remember her funeral
A bunch of people that I vaguely recognized appeared in front of me
We all gathered around a breathless body so we would not have to let her go alone
There she was, my best friend, my sister
I no longer had that feeling of comfort everytime she laughed at my stupid jokes
The time had come for me to let go of my best friend
Please know that this was not easy
Two years later and I'm still a car crash waiting to return.

R.i.p Melissa Martines-Tonkin.
4.9.79-3.18.05
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