It's never easy. The news hits you like a train.

"They didn't make it."

Those words never are easy to hear or take in, but they are even harder to comprehend when you lose a friend or family member too soon. When we lose someone too soon, it's like that person's life was cut too short. They did not reach their full potential, and worst of all, we do not get to continue our lives with them in it. Each time you hear those dreaded words of, "They didn't make it," your heart sinks, you can't get it through your head, and those are haunting words. They stick with you, and you aren't able to get over the fact that your best friend, family member, or classmate is no longer walking on the same ground as you are.

So this is to those we have lost young, to the classmates we have lost, to the family members that have passed suddenly and unexpectedly, and to those who we never expect to be gone one day; you are missed and we think of you every single day.

The day you died, I will never forget. It was like a nightmare I just wanted to wake up from and forget about, but that was not the case. I will never forget hearing of your passing, and the day you died will forever be engrained into my heart and mind. There are many days I will never forget that we spent together, but they day you passed is the day that will always be in the back of my mind, that will always make me lose my train of thought. Each day that you have been gone has been harder, but I have been stronger.

Ever since you've been gone, I've missed you. I've wanted to confide in you more than ever, and most of all I have loved you more than I ever did when you were here. So I apologize for not loving you and letting you know when you were here, but I never expected you to be gone so fast. There will always be a place for you in my heart and you will always be my best friend. A piece of my heart will always live with you. The day you died, a piece of me went with you. Everyone tells me that it will get better, but who do I go to now with those certain things that I only came to you for? How will I listen to the songs that we belted out in the car when we drove around? How will I ever live a life without you? You went too soon and I have never wanted someone back more than you but I know that you are at peace.

So this is for you, the ones we have lost too soon. We miss you, and we love you. I never will understand why God does certain things, or why he chose you to leave this beautiful earth for his beautiful garden of angels, but one thing I do know is that you are a beautiful angel, and I am more than thankful to have a guardian angel as amazing as you. I wish you didn't have to go so soon but I will carry you with me until we meet again, and that is a promise I plan to keep.

Thank you for the time we had, even though it will never be enough. Keep watching over me.