By Being My Friend

For Jackie;

I'll never forget when you moved here from Florida and into everyone's lives.. Or how you thought that you were in AP Language instead of AP Literature with me until the day of the AP test. Halloween. The times making fun of trolls because they live under bridges and have no friends but yet they've done everything. The times just driving around in Twass' car listening to the best music, insulting people at white castle, and storing random things in the backseat. The days of track and fawning over certain people (I'm sure you know who). The pasta party we showed up way too late for because we HAD to buy brownies and how we drove to my house afterward, me you and licey, and we screamed along to 'Don't Stop Believing', I still have the video, I just watched it. And I think we've had the best times since we found the Core four and we all became the naughty nine. From barbecues, swimming in the rain, Six Flags, Half-priced Apps, beach trips, and crazy parties the good times far outweigh the bad. I regret the differences we had and I'm glad we put them behind us in the past few months. I'll never forget the last night I saw you. You finally got to eat the chicken and rice you had heard about and wanted for so long. I'm glad you got that, I'm glad we had the most perfect night with all of our friends before we all went back to school.

You were a beautiful, loving, and caring girl. The life of a party and always there for anyone. You'll always be in all of our hearts and our thoughts, Jackie. Always. I hope that you've found happiness because you deserve nothing more than that, it's what you've always deserved. I'm going to miss you a lot, we all are. 'Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.' Rest In Peace Jackie<3




Quote
"You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want
smile, open your eyes, love and go on."
-David Harkins