Part five: I’m fully aware that I’ll spend every day from this point on trying to remember, trying to keep her memory alive.
I can see the effigy of her I’ve created in my mind slowly fading already, but when I close my eyes I can still see her assertive gaze and shy smile.
Honestly, nobody really knew Margot, myself included.
I can tell you what I do know though, I can share the story of a girl soon nobody will care to remember in the future.
It was a blessing to know Margot, but it feels like a curse knowing that ten years from now perhaps two of her old classmates will be having a conversation, and her name will cross their minds, and the room will go quiet, but then they’ll go on.
While everyone else forgets, I’ll be forced to replay scenario after scenario in my mind, forever. Wondering about the possibilities doesn’t even seem like half of it.
I’ll always remember.
My mom says this feeling will pass, and it’ll get easier, but it’s a double edged sword.
Just like every moment I spent with Margot felt infinite, I know deep down so is this pain.