"Why do the good die young? " Everyone always says this but sometimes people die young because others drive them to it. Life can be cruel and when people put others down so much, they can drive people to drastic measures. That's what happened to you. People pushed you to believe that you were not worthy and that you didn’t deserve to live anymor,e but you did. You deserved to live just like everyone else and I really wished you had realized that sooner.

Bullying is one of the biggest issues and I wish that it had never happened to you, but it did. It broke you and I wish I could have fixed it but I couldn’t. I spent years thinking that I could have done something more. Maybe if I had been around more, I could have saved you. It took awhile, but I eventually realized that I did my best and I can't put that weight on me. It was your choice and although I wish it was different, I can't put the decision on myself.

I have felt so low that I believed that taking my own life might have been the best option, but I just pushed through and kept on living. It's hard when you feel these things but I hope you know that you are the reason I stayed strong. You showed me that as much as I miss you and wish you would be with me, I truly believe that you would want me to keep living. You would wish for me to try my hardest and do my best in life. That’s what you would want, and you would want me to fight for the issues that kept you down, such as depression, bullying, abuse and suicide.

I wish you could be here to see everything I have been through. I wish we could have talked about boys, prom and college together. I wish that you were here to help me through my first broken heart and I would be there for yours. Although I wish all these things, I know that you are with me in my heart and standing right there watching over me. You gave me something to fight for. I am fighting to help others who feel like you did get the help that they need.

I'm speaking out about my issues and making sure that other people know that they are not alone in this world. Someone cared about you and although you were caught up In the hate that was being thrown at you, you had people who loved you like me. I wish I could have seen you more instead of talking on Twitter and texting, but I'm glad you confided in me as much as you could up until the end. Suicide is a scary thing and no one should ever feel like that is the only option, because it is not. Someone is always there for you even when you feel completely alone. You are never alone.