The world lost an amazing person the day before yesterday. One of my best friends, Alec, was hit by a car last week on his way home from school. His parents took him off life support the day before i found out.
I met Alec when I was 15. He was 14, struggling to find out who he was. I knew what that felt like. We bonded over time and he became my best friend. We talked every day, sometimes for hours at a time. He was always a shoulder to cry on, or an honest critic to bounce book ideas off of. Goddess knows he put down too many of my books before they even hit the web.
Alec was a beautiful, kind, compassionate person. He made my life better just by being a text away. And my life will never, ever, be the same. I lost a brother, and I dont know if I can continue to be me as I am without him.
Our mutual friend, Jimmy, told me that he didn't suffer. That the snow numbed everything. That after the first hour, the stock faded and he slept until he was taken to the hospital. In the end, there was norhing they could do, his mind was gone And i never got to say goodbye.
He died at 17, barely old enough to have lived. He was so vibrant, so full of love. Goodbye, Alec. May we meet again, on the other side. May the goddess watch over you.