I first heard you sing when I was in the sixth or seventh grade. It was a turning point for me with music and my relationship with my best friend who introduced me to you. Before I listened to your music, I would listen to Taylor Swift and all those little preteen girlie music that was popular back then. I couldn't believe your talent until I listened to you sing over and over again for days and nights on end after that first time. I never knew someone could sing with such force and power at such a young age (you were 16 then).
To be honest, I heard a small number of your covers and medleys because I was low-key jealous of your voice. But you were always so pretty -- your hair, your face and the way you would wear headphones in your covers. I never would have imagined seeing your talents bring you to extraordinary places like commercials alongside Selena Gomez and the reality singing competition show "The Voice" with Adam Levine of Maroon 5 as your coach. That was probably the coolest pairing I have ever witnessed on television ever.
There are no words to describe the cruelty of what happened to you. When I first heard about it, I had just woken up, picked up my laptop and it was the first thing I saw on Facebook. I thought it was a cruel joke that some rude person on the internet was playing but then I looked up your name and the news of what had happened blew up on Google. I believe that no one deserves the fate that ultimately ended your life in any way shape or form and as much as I and the rest of your fandom wish that it never happened, it did.
This event was the first of three horrifyingly true events that occurred within that same week around the same area. The capacity of people's cruelty has been growing more evident as these events piled up so close to home to innocent people like you. I guess the reason why I mentioned this was because I know how you have faith in a higher being, a belief that I share also. Your faith has been known through your cover of "In Christ Alone" and your YouTube channel. You did that so bravely, it is admirable. And because of your bravery and strong faith, I hope that you'll be praying for the lot of us still here on Earth -- for humanity -- that we will be at the very least OK. Everything seems to be leading towards doom and destruction. It may be pessimistic -- but a little true. At least you're in a better place.
I once saw this really long list of "rules" that every person should live their life by and one of the rules said to live life as an exclamation, not an explanation. I think that's why people liked you so much, even though you were a girl on the road to fame, you always seemed to be such a down-to-Earth girl.
Your life, accomplishments and your voice will be dearly missed.
R.I.P. Christina Grimmie
