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"Momma!"
When Jamie yelled out of nowhere, I didn't even know to believe until she turned up volume on our television. My own heart dropped and shattered at once. There was no turning back and I almost couldn't breathe as one headline flashed into my eyes. It was like walking into a nightmare and I couldn't figure out the escape:
"Michael Jackson has died."
I nearly fainted on the hardwood flooring at home, but soon realized that maybe heaven just couldn't wait for him anymore.
February 11, 2012 -- Whitney Houston
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Another television headline shocked me and the world out of nowhere. At that particular time, Jamie had been away at college, so we texted back and forth all afternoon when I found out what happened. Whitney Houston passed away.
To be honest, if wasn't for Jamie keeping in touch, I would've lost my mind. Words could not express how hollow I felt watching details unfold and trying to understand what happened to my friend. Vices aside, Whit should've actually been alive now.
I would never forget that day for the rest of my life.
January 10, 2016 -- David Bowie
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