Tiny Hands (A Steven Universe story)

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I know you want a new chapter, I promise I'm working on it, but I need to get this out here.

My best friend and I are going to be Sophomores in a couple weeks. I have known her since Pre-Kindergarden and we have always been inseperable. We are in the same section in band and she came to me when her parents got divorced.

On Monday, she was in Arkansas with her dad and brother. Her older sister who was 19 was in Missouri, coming home with her fiance and his mother.

Her sister was in an accident and was flung from the car. She did not survive. She wasn't wearing a seat belt.

I know the world is shoving all the don't smoke and don't text and drive stuff down your throughts right now, but putting on a seatbelt takes 2 seconds and it could easily be the thing that saves your life.

This is not a made up story. Jade Louise Holle died on Monday July 20, 2015 and she will never come back. My best friend is broken hearted. She saw me at the funeral home last night and fell apart in my arms. She has to live with this for the rest of her life.

Please, buckle your seatbelts. Please don't drive distracted. And please don't drive intoxicated.

There are people in your life that care about you. They love you even when they forget to say it. And there are people who love the other people out there too.

Even if you can walk away from the accident, somebody else might not. They have families and friends too. And you will have to live with your mistakes.

Please be careful out there. Somebody out there loves you. Be smart. And be safe.