''  Gone Too  Soon ''




             The person I will speak of is someone I've known since was ten. She was my one of my closest friend. We went to the same school, She was my best friend, my sister, my everything. I never thought that she was going to leave me like this, without saying good bye!
      
            Tuesday, January 12, 2010 I remember that date more than my birthdate, because it changed my life. That day I woke up in the morning and went to school and I was with her. We played together and ate together as usual. Every afternoon Afterschool I went to her house because we were working on our math skills together. That Tuesday afternoon was so different, because I felt so tired. I went straight home after school. She called me at 3:00 pm and asked where was I. I told her that I was tired that and I didn't think I could make it. She was mad at me, because she never got tired of seeing me.  

    Sometimes I slept at her House, we went out a lot, we were always on the phone, Talking, texting. Sometimes she came over and we would make food and Laugh at our silly Jokes, Dancing, Playing Uno cards. Singing even though neither of us couldn't sing, but it was fun and cute. Our favorite song was "Stand by you", by Carrie Underwood. We loved that line '' I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you''. We smile at each other every time we sang that song. We always wrote letters to each other just to express our feelings. She was the first person that always text me good morning, and the last to say good night to me. We loved each other unconditionally we saw in each other what people cannot see through our eyes. I would never dare loving someone more than Her, because she made me feel special she cared for me. Words can't explain how much she meant to me.


         As we go back to January 12, that most important day. After we had finished talking, I Hang up the phone, and fell asleep, I was never so tired. Around 4:15 pm I woke up, because my bed was shaking. Everything went down in seconds, only seconds I didn't even have time to question myself about what was really happened. I went outside screaming out loud. That's when I heard people say that it was an earthquake. thank God my family and I survived, But from the street we can hear people begging for their lives. We spent the whole night standing on the street . Constantly I asked myself if Linda was all right. I asked my mom if I could go to her House; she told me that there is no way we can go there with all those dead Bodies on the street. The next day I insisted, because something inside of me said that I had to see her, my mom finally said, "Yes".


        Linda was living in a tall building which meant that you could see it from far away. When I got there  was no building, on the street to her house I saw Five dead bodies, one of them was a missing head. It was really difficult to watch. I saw her cousin and I asked him about Linda. He was cold and he told me that she and her little sister had passed. Tears started falling down my face . And He said to me, ''See those dead bodies, the missing head one is her. I Screamed so loud that I became deaf. My whole word fell down in seconds, the most painful thing was when I closed my eyes I could see her and listened to her voice singing "I'll stand by you,won't let nobody hurt you." I became unconscious for a while, My mom took me home with her. It was difficult for me to accept that Linda was gone. I spent days without eating or talking. Everytime I closed my eyes I saw her.

           I couldn't stop asking myself why I didn't go to her house that day. We would have been together; However that also mean it would have been impossible for me to be here today sharing my story with you. Can you imagine someone you knew all your life will be missing in your life forever, it was really difficult for me. She was the most beautiful person that I've known, The nicest and most honest. One Thing that I will never regret is I never missed a Day  telling her how much that I loved her. The Memories Bring me in tears sometimes they are really painful. I never stopped loving Her, I hope to see Her again.


            She will always Have a special place in my Heart, everything I went through in life she was there by my side, through my rise and fall she was my only friend. Sometimes I can hear her voice talking to me. I will always Love You Baby girl. You're gone too soon, because we had so many things to do. Miss you!