W:I:S:H:E:S

I found out today, when I got home from my Youth group, that an old friend of mine, Shonda, died Friday night. Her friend had come and picked her up to take her to work, it was between 10:30 and 11, and she wasnt wearing a seatbelt. They werent two miles from her house, a dog came out in the road, and they swirved to miss it, and ended up hitting a tree. She was killed instantly.

I remember Shonda, mainly from when we were little. The  first time we met, our parents ended up taking us somewhere, and we were in the back seat, and we were playing a game, the red lights, like in front of us were the good guys, our friends. But the white lights, like in the other lane, were the bad guys, and we had to duck down as soon as we saw them, before their lights could shine on us.

That is probably my very most vivid memory. That night we became two red lights. Two red lights on a car headed in the same direction. She was the only friend I had outside of my family while I lived in Georgia, and I loved her to death. She was sweet, and kind, and caring... I havnt seen her in at least a year, and now she is gone. I didnt get to go down to Georgia to stay with my family last year.... so I didnt get to see her and catch up..... and now its too late. I'll never again have the chance to laugh with her, to look back on the past and remember all the things we did together as children. Shonda, was one of a kind. She had a very hard life... Her mom didnt really know how to raise her, and I think she ended up living with her grandparents after a while. But she always had the sweetest disposition. I don't think I can ever forget her. There are always those people in your life that you will never forget, Shonda was one of those people.

I love you Shonda, and I will never forget you. Your light was always a beacon to me, and I loved you like a sister. I'll miss you, but I know that you are now in a far better place than I am.

Forever in my memory,

-Dixie-