I don't know what to say
My mom called me up this morning to give me some bad news. I could tell from the way she was talking that somebody had died. It turns out that one of my friends from high school died from a horrible wreck the other day.
Even though I lost touch with him after graduation, the news is still pretty shocking. I don't think it's fully clicked yet what has happened. The only word I can use to describe this is surreal. I didn't really know him during the last 5 or so years since high school, but I do remember him having more potential for greatness than most of his peers.
Brandon was one of the nicest people I had ever met. Never once did I ever see him get angry. He was always positive, and always willing to lend a hand. He was definitely smart, and a hard worker. I spoke with him earlier this year when I saw him drying off his car in an empty parking lot, and he told me about his new real estate job and how things were going well.
I really regret not staying in touch with him after graduation, although had I done so, I suppose this news would have hit me even harder. People always say life is short, and you should live every day like it's your last, but so often we take that for granted. It's times like these when we're reminded of just how fragile life really is.
I think I'm going to go workout and see if that helps clear my head at all.
Even though I lost touch with him after graduation, the news is still pretty shocking. I don't think it's fully clicked yet what has happened. The only word I can use to describe this is surreal. I didn't really know him during the last 5 or so years since high school, but I do remember him having more potential for greatness than most of his peers.
Brandon was one of the nicest people I had ever met. Never once did I ever see him get angry. He was always positive, and always willing to lend a hand. He was definitely smart, and a hard worker. I spoke with him earlier this year when I saw him drying off his car in an empty parking lot, and he told me about his new real estate job and how things were going well.
I really regret not staying in touch with him after graduation, although had I done so, I suppose this news would have hit me even harder. People always say life is short, and you should live every day like it's your last, but so often we take that for granted. It's times like these when we're reminded of just how fragile life really is.
I think I'm going to go workout and see if that helps clear my head at all.