Hang's Goodbye to Shanda

Someone I knew from high school has now gone to a better place. It's weird when someone you know has past away. All my memories of her are now coming back to me. Even small memories that I didn't think were important are triggered when I see something that may remind me of her. I look at a Jane Austen book, and think of the time we did that Victorian age project together. I see a picture of Mickey Mouse, and think of the time we went to Disneyland together. I have urges to go back and look at our prom pictures. I constantly remember the things she told me in her e-mails/messages. I remember the times she would come up to me when while I was working (at SAC), and greet me. I remember so many little things. Things that I thought I had forgotten.

I wish I could of been the friend she needed. I wish I could have been there to comfort her. I wish she was still here.

But I know she's in a better place now. I know I will always remember her beautiful spirit.

Shanda, I will miss you. I hope you are at peace now. I hope you are as happy as you deserve to be. When I think of you, I will think about all the beautiful things that you were...