I choose you, Pikachu!

~ 12/3/09 - A day for memory. ~

Yesterday, 6 of my friends from another school got into a car accident. The snow was blinding when they were on the freeway. The driver swerved, and into oncoming traffic. 2 are being hospitalized, 1 is in a coma, and 3 died.

RIP ~ Steven, Shanna, and Lauryn.

I’m still in shock. I can’t believe this actually happened… it was all over the news here. It’s unbelievably hard going to school and being around people when 3 of your friends were just killed the day before. I don’t know how I made it through. If I didn’t have a test during both my 2nd and 6th hour classes, I would have stayed home.

I don’t really know Lauryn as well as Steven and Shanna, but… I love them dearly. I’m going to miss them so much…

I just want to be able to text them and have them be okay.. This hurts more than I can describe.

Shanna is a really sweet and cute girl. I couldn’t help but smile when I’m around her.

And Steven… I can’t even fully explain how much he means to me. He’s like an older brother to me. I love him so much. Whenever I was upset, I could text him and he’d listen and give advice. He’s supported me a lot, and I’ll forever appreciate it. He’s an amazing person. “I love you, Pika-Pika!”

What probably hurts the most… is dealing with death when you’re non-religious. Someone dies, but you don’t believe in an afterlife. For Steven, Shanna, and Lauryn… I want more than anything for there to be an afterlife… I want this world to prove my beliefs wrong. I’m not ready to let them go. I’m really not.

“If you wanted to know, this is how I’m getting on without you, bright and shining.” - Shanna.

RIP ~ Steven, Shanna, and Lauryn.

You’ll forever be in my heart. <3 I love you.

- Emily.