And his cheeks weren't rosy enough.
This Friday I had been in the auditorium for fourth hour performing for the incoming 8th grade band students with the rest of the Everglades Band. I had just finished performing with the winter percussion when someone told me that there were people outside in the hallway to see me. I went outside and a group of my friends were standing there, one in the middle with red eyes. I asked what they were doing here and the little girl in the middle that I have known for quite some time now began to cry. So again I asked what happened and why they were here. So the little girl just blurted out "nick" and automatically I knew. Then she said "nick is dead".
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I’ve heard people say before that there is no way of describing some feelings. This is one of those feelings. One of those emotions that consumes you. There are no human words for it. And everyone thinks that they know. I remember a few years back; id had been talking to my friend Tyler. Over the phone he introduced me to his ex-girlfriend, Stacy, who was at the house. Then some months later, Tyler called me to tell me that she had died in a car accident. I remember being so upset by it and not understanding. Then I remember telling him that I know how it feels. Now I have come to realize that I had no idea and that no one has any idea about how this feels. It’s more than hurt and sorrow. It’s missing and longing. It feels kind of like those dreams where you are chasing something and it keeps getting further. There is almost some frustration and anxiety. But of course, none of these descriptions come even close.
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Friday morning at 3:40 am a man named Jermaine Rowe, 23, drove down the sawgrass heading southbound near the Commercial Boulevard overpass. He had lost control of his car after he had been speeding and hit a guardrail on the right shoulder and bounced back into the middle lane of the sawgrass. There, he decided to leave his black Lexus without hazards, or any kind of lights for that matter, on the top of the hill.
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History on Jermaine: according to broward county court records, Rowe has been cited for 13 traffic infractions since 1998, including careless driving, speeding and not having insurance. Florida department of highway safety and motor vehicles records shows his license was suspended last year for not paying fines, and it was reinstated in March. -Thanks to the sun sentinel
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So at 4 am, a black ford focus comes driving down the sawgrass toward the same overpass. This car was driven by Julian Delatorre, 17, and Nicholas Henry, 16, and Shawn Davis, 15, were the passengers, Nick in sitting shotgun because it was his car and Shawn behind Nick. No one in the car had a license. So Julian was driving along with a top speed of 80 mph. Because it had been dark Julian had not seen the Lexus. And its not like anyone would expect there to be a stopped car in the middle of the sawgrass without lights. So Julian saw the car, downshifted, braked and swerved, but they had hit the car anyway. The focus bounced off the Lexus and began to roll down the hill. No one is exactly sure how many times it flipped but it is between 3-5. Julian had been wearing his seatbelt. No one else in the car had. Nick was ejected along with Shawn. Nick landed in the grass and reports say that he passed out and then died, and that he didn’t die on impact. Shawn landed in the grass, died, and then was severed by the car landing on top of him. Then in the final roll, Julian’s seatbelt broke and he flew out of the windshield right arm first.
It wouldn't have mattered if Nick had been wearing his seatbelt due to the fact that Nick’s seat flew out of the car with him. I don't know if a seatbelt would have helped Shawn.
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Julian doesn't remember much of anything. He remembers seeing the car and swerving, then waking up in the grass and then waking up in the hospital. He was just released from the hospital yesterday, but had spent two days in intensive care. He is suffering from an arm that was dislocated and twisted ripping all tendons, glass cuts in the same arm as deep as the bone, a messed up eye, a bruised lung and internal bleeding. Then to top it off, he is being charged with vehicular homicide for “killing his two best friends” -thanks to the asshole cops.
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Just to clear up rumors about this situation, Julian isn't dead, he wasn't drunk, he's not hand-cuffed to his bed, he wasn't stoned, the car wasn't stolen and Julian doesn't have a broken leg. If there are any other rumors going around, let me know so that I can add them to my list.
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I remember when I had seen nick for the first time. I made plans to walk to McDonalds after an early release day with my friend Andi. When she showed up she brought her friend Nick with her. That’s where we had met. We just hit it off after that. We called each other all the time. Nick had always been there. Who could you always call at 4 in the morning? Who always had the answer? Nick and I had gotten so close that everyone, including us, called him my dad. He’d yell at me for being out too late, he’d yell at me for not being good, he’d yell at me for my skirt being too short and he’d love me. He always gave the best hugs. They were the kind that not many people give. The ones that make you feel important and loved. He had always been at regal on Friday. Always riding his bike. Showing up at your house unexpectedly. He’d always tease me and poke fun. We had so many inside jokes. He was the greatest friend anyone could ever ask for.
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I saw nick yesterday. For the last time. I said good bye to my friend yesterday for the last time. I told him that I love him to his face yesterday for the last time. I had said all weekend that I could just pray that his cheeks are as rosy as they are supposed to be. I saw that little boy in that coffin. That little boy I saw in that coffin hadn't lived long enough. That little boy was not supposed to die. That little boy’s mom is not supposed to loose her son. That little boy’s dad was not supposed to loose his son. That little boy’s grandparents were not supposed to loose their grandson. That little boy’s aunts and uncles were not supposed to loose their nephew. That little boy’s siblings were not supposed to loose their brother. That little boy’s friends weren't supposed to loose their friend. I had to burry my friend yesterday. And his cheeks weren't rosy enough.
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Come as you are, as you were,
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy.
Take your time, hurry up
The choice is yours, don't be late.
Take a rest, as a friend, as an old memoria
Come dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend, as an old memoria
-Nirvana: Come as you are
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its not the last time that I get to say i love you nick, because if it was, it might mean that it was the last time that I loved you and that can never happen. I will love you forever. and I will miss you until you come back.
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I’ve heard people say before that there is no way of describing some feelings. This is one of those feelings. One of those emotions that consumes you. There are no human words for it. And everyone thinks that they know. I remember a few years back; id had been talking to my friend Tyler. Over the phone he introduced me to his ex-girlfriend, Stacy, who was at the house. Then some months later, Tyler called me to tell me that she had died in a car accident. I remember being so upset by it and not understanding. Then I remember telling him that I know how it feels. Now I have come to realize that I had no idea and that no one has any idea about how this feels. It’s more than hurt and sorrow. It’s missing and longing. It feels kind of like those dreams where you are chasing something and it keeps getting further. There is almost some frustration and anxiety. But of course, none of these descriptions come even close.
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Friday morning at 3:40 am a man named Jermaine Rowe, 23, drove down the sawgrass heading southbound near the Commercial Boulevard overpass. He had lost control of his car after he had been speeding and hit a guardrail on the right shoulder and bounced back into the middle lane of the sawgrass. There, he decided to leave his black Lexus without hazards, or any kind of lights for that matter, on the top of the hill.
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History on Jermaine: according to broward county court records, Rowe has been cited for 13 traffic infractions since 1998, including careless driving, speeding and not having insurance. Florida department of highway safety and motor vehicles records shows his license was suspended last year for not paying fines, and it was reinstated in March. -Thanks to the sun sentinel
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So at 4 am, a black ford focus comes driving down the sawgrass toward the same overpass. This car was driven by Julian Delatorre, 17, and Nicholas Henry, 16, and Shawn Davis, 15, were the passengers, Nick in sitting shotgun because it was his car and Shawn behind Nick. No one in the car had a license. So Julian was driving along with a top speed of 80 mph. Because it had been dark Julian had not seen the Lexus. And its not like anyone would expect there to be a stopped car in the middle of the sawgrass without lights. So Julian saw the car, downshifted, braked and swerved, but they had hit the car anyway. The focus bounced off the Lexus and began to roll down the hill. No one is exactly sure how many times it flipped but it is between 3-5. Julian had been wearing his seatbelt. No one else in the car had. Nick was ejected along with Shawn. Nick landed in the grass and reports say that he passed out and then died, and that he didn’t die on impact. Shawn landed in the grass, died, and then was severed by the car landing on top of him. Then in the final roll, Julian’s seatbelt broke and he flew out of the windshield right arm first.
It wouldn't have mattered if Nick had been wearing his seatbelt due to the fact that Nick’s seat flew out of the car with him. I don't know if a seatbelt would have helped Shawn.
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Julian doesn't remember much of anything. He remembers seeing the car and swerving, then waking up in the grass and then waking up in the hospital. He was just released from the hospital yesterday, but had spent two days in intensive care. He is suffering from an arm that was dislocated and twisted ripping all tendons, glass cuts in the same arm as deep as the bone, a messed up eye, a bruised lung and internal bleeding. Then to top it off, he is being charged with vehicular homicide for “killing his two best friends” -thanks to the asshole cops.
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Just to clear up rumors about this situation, Julian isn't dead, he wasn't drunk, he's not hand-cuffed to his bed, he wasn't stoned, the car wasn't stolen and Julian doesn't have a broken leg. If there are any other rumors going around, let me know so that I can add them to my list.
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I remember when I had seen nick for the first time. I made plans to walk to McDonalds after an early release day with my friend Andi. When she showed up she brought her friend Nick with her. That’s where we had met. We just hit it off after that. We called each other all the time. Nick had always been there. Who could you always call at 4 in the morning? Who always had the answer? Nick and I had gotten so close that everyone, including us, called him my dad. He’d yell at me for being out too late, he’d yell at me for not being good, he’d yell at me for my skirt being too short and he’d love me. He always gave the best hugs. They were the kind that not many people give. The ones that make you feel important and loved. He had always been at regal on Friday. Always riding his bike. Showing up at your house unexpectedly. He’d always tease me and poke fun. We had so many inside jokes. He was the greatest friend anyone could ever ask for.
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I saw nick yesterday. For the last time. I said good bye to my friend yesterday for the last time. I told him that I love him to his face yesterday for the last time. I had said all weekend that I could just pray that his cheeks are as rosy as they are supposed to be. I saw that little boy in that coffin. That little boy I saw in that coffin hadn't lived long enough. That little boy was not supposed to die. That little boy’s mom is not supposed to loose her son. That little boy’s dad was not supposed to loose his son. That little boy’s grandparents were not supposed to loose their grandson. That little boy’s aunts and uncles were not supposed to loose their nephew. That little boy’s siblings were not supposed to loose their brother. That little boy’s friends weren't supposed to loose their friend. I had to burry my friend yesterday. And his cheeks weren't rosy enough.
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Come as you are, as you were,
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy.
Take your time, hurry up
The choice is yours, don't be late.
Take a rest, as a friend, as an old memoria
Come dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend, as an old memoria
-Nirvana: Come as you are
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its not the last time that I get to say i love you nick, because if it was, it might mean that it was the last time that I loved you and that can never happen. I will love you forever. and I will miss you until you come back.