In Loving Memory

Dear Kandalynn Marie Hall,
I never really knew you well. We'd had classes together and when we were little kids, we went to a camp together. I remember you were my biggest rival at carpetball and at every opprotunity we got, we would be at those tables, and chances are, you were beating me. You were my best friend there. Granted after that, we grew far apart. But I never forgot that, never forgot you. Throughout high school, we had various classes together. Health, I think was the big one. You hadn't changed from when we were kids. You were never afraid to speak your mind and you didn't give a shit what other people thought as long as you were happy. You were so full of life. Though I didn't know you well, I knew that even still. And now you're gone. You're life was taken so quickly, so unexpectedly, so unfairly. I never thought it would be like this, even when I heard the devastating news I just figured and hoped with all my being everything would be okay. I'm still waiting to wake up in the morning from this nightmare and see you're okay and at school, as happy as always. But I know that won't happen. Reality hasn't hit yet. It just seems so impossible that you're really gone. You were so young. You didn't deserve this Kandi. You deserve to be alive, to be happy, to be going to prom next weekend, to graduate in two years, to get married and have kids, to die of old age. But now you're gone. Your life was stripped away without rhyme or reason. You were loved by so many and you will be greatly missed. I hope you know that now, wherever you are. School isn't the same without you, nothing is the same. No one will forget you Kandi. You've helped us all in life and in death. I know now that I will never take a single moment for granted because there is no telling when it will all be taken away from you. I will try harder when crossing an intersection to look both ways and be a better driver. I will live every day to the fullest and have no regrets. Thank you for everything, for being you, for living life, for loving it. I hope you are happier now, hope you are out of pain and at peace. You will always be loved, no matter what happens. You will always have a spot in my mind and in my heart.
With all my heart,
I miss you.
Emylee Brooke Sanders