A Boy Named Andy and The Memories He Brings

Dearest Darling Readers,

So, you've read that last Friday a Freshman named Andy died in our town. Now, i agree with Book in her last post about attention seekers. I was not close friends with Andy, he was a friend of a friend from a club. I wish, like Bimbo said in her post, that I had gotten to know him because listening to the stories and watching my friend cry makes me feel like I missed a great person. That I will never know the fun of having him as a friend. But, his death affected me more than i thought it would. Not only because it is a tragedy that someone so young died, which is sad alone, but also because my best friend was just a year younger than him when she died.
Now, they died under different circumstances, Andy suddenly, and my friend she suffered for so long. My friend, Krissy, died on September 17, 2011 of cancer. i was only in Second Grade and was having trouble understanding the tragedy that was September 11, but when I got home that fateful Tuesday I learned that tragedy doesn't have to be a terrorist attack. When I walked into the house that day I knew something was wrong, and when my mom explained it...my world shattered. I had never been so sad, but I wasn't only sad I was terrified. Krissy was the one who would make me feel better during hard times. She taught me a lot of things that I still use today. So, when Andy died, i knew how my friend felt. It feels like a part of you is gone.
The worst part for me though was going to Andy's memorial, and his wake...knowing I never did that for Krissy. Since I was in Second Grade, my mom wouldn't let me go to her wake. At Andy's memorial, we all lit a candle and the priest asked us to remember a memory of Andy and the only thing I could think of was Krissy. Does that make me a bad person? I thought it did, but my friends disagree...but as i was crying at the memorial everyone was comforting me and I couldn't help but cry harder because I wasn't crying just for Andy. I don't know, I just hope that he's looking down right now and he understands. Maybe he even met Krissy, I hope so, she was my best friend and he seemed like the kind of person who would make friends with anyone.
My Three favorite quotes on Life and Death:
"Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't." ~Richard Bach
"Life's not always fair. Sometimes you can get a splinter even sliding down a rainbow." ~Terri Guillemets
"No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow." ~Euripide
I hope these posts haven't thoroughly depressed you. just remember to live life to its fullest. I try to, for Krissy, and now Andy.
Rest in Peace Andy Pena and Kristen Mendola.
Sincerely,
Freak