I had excused myself earlier in the class period, and I was sitting in the girls' restroom. I had been in there for about 15 minutes until I decided to come out. I exited the bathroom and looked around the hallway. I hoped to see you, but you weren't there, again. All I could see was posters.
Don't Drink and Drive.
Don't Let Cheers Turn Into Tears!
Drink and DRIVE
Tears fell down my cheeks, and I ran towards them, ripping them individually, one by one, off the wall.
"He wasn't drunk..." I whispered and tears welled up in my eyes, as tore more and more down. Doors opened and teachers ran out, holding me back, and I started to cry harder.
"He wasn't drunk!"
I sat in the office with my head down, surrounded by my parents and Mr. Porter.
"Your daughter had another outburst during school today, Mr. and Mrs. Middleton. She tore down school posters and disrupted classes." They didn't ask why. They knew why.
"It's been weeks," a tear fell down my cheek. "and she won't stop."
"It's been weeks," I replied, lifting my head up and staring right at Mr. Porter. "and he's still gone." I said sternly and it went silent.
"It was a very tragic accident, yes, but we teach not to drink and drive to prevent-" I stood up and strided out, slamming the door. My mom tried to walk out to get me, but they sat her back down to talk. Tears started to fall again, and I sat down against a tree with my head in my knees.
"Gabi..." I looked up and Clay stood in front of me. Tears were hesitant in my eyes, and I was speechless. He pulled me into a hug, and I leaned my head into his shoulder. I forced myself not to sob, I even tried not to let tears fall, but they did. And yeah, it hurts like hell, because Jeff Atkins, you deserved better.
"If we would have left just a little later, he would still be alive," Clay released me from his grip and held my shoulders.
"Don't blame yourself for this, Gabi."
"It's not fair! It's not fair how I survived and he didn't! He deserved better!"
"They may want me to move on, but I will never forget," I said about 10 minutes later.
"I won't ever forget."
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Very, very short update! I am updating these slowly, and I just now realized how short they actually are. Wowza, geez 2017 Aurora.
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