Dear Camila,
Whenever something horrible happened to us in our lives, like Sofia dying or me getting fired for the first time in my life, you always told me the same thing over and over again. You always told me "This is gods test" I never understood what you meant. But I understood when I saw God testing you right in front of my very own eyes.
I was working later than usual one night at a small diner since my old boss at the car shop fired me forcoming to work late too many times. Being the person I am, I felt like doing something sweet for you tonight so I headed to the mall which was surprisingly still open and went to a flower bouquet at the top floor. I know how much you love the color yellow, so I got one flower each of every kind, but in the color yellow.
After picking out the flowers I started to head back down the stairs so I could finally get home to you. I saw that the elevator and escalators were broken for some reason so that meant I had to take the stairs. The mall stairs all the way to the bottom was a pain in the ass. I sighed and ran my hands through my hair before starting my journey down the stairs.
I guess I didn't see the small puddle of water that some child had spilled so I stepped on it and lost mybalance. I slipped and fell down the stairs. Let me just tell you that it was one hell of a long journey down.
I don't remember much after ten seconds of falling down the stairs. The only things I remembered after I slipped and fell, was waking up in the hospital, with you by my side. Your eyes had been so filled with tears as you gripped my hand in yours so tightly, I thought my hand was going to lose circulation.
You told me that only you had shown up because my parents were out of town and the girls were all busy with other things but they had wished me to be well soon. You were the only one there, Camila. It goes to show how much you loved me. I never doubted how much you loved me, but it was nice to know that you care so deeply.
I never understood that saying you said about God testing us until then. God had been testing you and your love for me. He tested you to see if you would stay by my side when I was in such a time of need.
You stayed, Camila. You were there. You were there with me for the next week in the hospital. And you were there by my side and were so patient with me for the next four months after that until my broken arm healed.
God tested you. And you passed the test.
Sincerely,
Lauren Jauregui
