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it's been a rough week at school, as anyone could have predicted. i
can't even explain the silence in the hallways, because it's not just
silence, it's as if we're all in this daze of grief and disbelief, and
that makes it so much worse.
I can't even remember the last time I talked to Stella, it was probably last year when we had Bio together. I was closer to her, maybe even friends, in middle school. She used to call me "Emgina", Sara "Sargina" and herself "Stellgina." That's just the kind of person she was. She had one of the most distinct laughs that I have ever heard. I have a photo that I took of her on the last day of 7th grade. She's standing with Robin Brockel, who's smiling widely and posing perfectly for the camera, but Stella has her tongue out and is making her usual funny face, for the usual comic relief.
For me, it's not exactly missing someone, because I haven't talked to Stella in over a year--it's just more of an emptiness, a loss at what could have been, and this sudden realization of how quickly a life can be taken from us.
I know this probably isn't something anyone wants to hear, but I have realized that the last three teenage deaths that Brattleboro has endured, have occurred on March 3, May 3, and July 3.
We've been through it too many times.
I also want to say that the photo that Davey took is one of the more beautiful photos I've ever seen. It captures so much within those four girls.
Lastly, I encourage you all to write to India. Even if you have never spoken a word to her, never even seen her, I'm sure it means a lot to her to know that people are thinking of her:
India Martin, patient
Bay State Medical Center
759 Chesnut St.
Springfield, MA 01199
Rest In Peace, Stella Livanis
September 23, 1988 - May 3, 2005
Forever in our hearts.
I can't even remember the last time I talked to Stella, it was probably last year when we had Bio together. I was closer to her, maybe even friends, in middle school. She used to call me "Emgina", Sara "Sargina" and herself "Stellgina." That's just the kind of person she was. She had one of the most distinct laughs that I have ever heard. I have a photo that I took of her on the last day of 7th grade. She's standing with Robin Brockel, who's smiling widely and posing perfectly for the camera, but Stella has her tongue out and is making her usual funny face, for the usual comic relief.
For me, it's not exactly missing someone, because I haven't talked to Stella in over a year--it's just more of an emptiness, a loss at what could have been, and this sudden realization of how quickly a life can be taken from us.
I know this probably isn't something anyone wants to hear, but I have realized that the last three teenage deaths that Brattleboro has endured, have occurred on March 3, May 3, and July 3.
We've been through it too many times.
I also want to say that the photo that Davey took is one of the more beautiful photos I've ever seen. It captures so much within those four girls.
Lastly, I encourage you all to write to India. Even if you have never spoken a word to her, never even seen her, I'm sure it means a lot to her to know that people are thinking of her:
India Martin, patient
Bay State Medical Center
759 Chesnut St.
Springfield, MA 01199
Rest In Peace, Stella Livanis
September 23, 1988 - May 3, 2005
Forever in our hearts.