Not too long ago I found out one of my old friends had gotten into a serious car accident. She was tagged in a post on Facebook by one of her aunts. The post wrote how my friend’s ankles were shattered, the doctors had to reconstruct her chin, she had to get more surgery, and finally her friend was still in the ICU and hasn’t woken up yet. My mind was everywhere. I knew her friend wasn’t just her friend. He was the love of her life. They were always together everywhere they went. They could not be apart for too long.
Days later I went over to my boyfriend’s house for break. His mom told us Miss B needed to call Reuben’s mom. I knew the news couldn’t be good, but I wanted to stay positive. Reuben and I went out for a while because we had errands to run and I wanted to get my mind off of this car accident. We came home and Reuben’s mom was on the phone with Miss B. His mom didn’t seem sad but not happy, she was in one of those moods which you can’t explain but you knew something was wrong. We said our goodbyes to Miss B and that’s when the news hit me. My friend made it but her amazing and lovely boyfriend didn’t. My heart broke for her. I tried so hard not to cry but my mind wondered everywhere. I was thinking about Alex my friend who got into a car accident my sophomore year and didn’t make it either. Then it went straight to Reuben…. I couldn’t breathe. Reuben drives like a maniac. He speeds like no other. Yes, he is a good driver and knows the rules but to him they are just guidelines. What if this was me in my friend’s position? What if I lost the love of my life? Then I went back to reality. I realized that I was crying in his mom’s arms not being able to speak. Then I just felt like falling. I felt as if all of my friend’s pain went straight to me. I grabbed Reuben and pulled him closer then all of the sudden I felt better. Reuben’s mom told us what Miss B. said about what my friend was going through.
She was screaming and crying asking why? Why would God take away someone that she loved so much? Why would God do this to her? I asked the same question. They were so happily in love. How could some higher power take someone so special away from the earth?
I could never imagine what she is going through. She posts on her snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook about their relationship. She really misses him and I don’t blame her. What can you say to someone who just lost someone? I try to reach out to her but it is hard. So, I just sit back and pray that she will have the power and strength to get out of bed every morning. I pray that she will make it through the worst time of her life. She writes how sad and depressed she is but she wants to make every moment count because of him. She is alone and hurt without him.
