Through A Girl's Eyes
By Jenn
Preview
Gone. Those 4 letters words would haunt my life forever. My best friend was taken from me. The girl I would go to for anything. My best friend for 5 years. Just earlier that year she lost her boyfriend in a car accident, but no one expected her to react this way. No one would have ever guessed that she was depressed in anyway. Everyone watched her like a hawk, how could she have gotten away with killing herself? My best friend; Danielle, had taken her life earlier this morning. She had everything going for her. She was the class president; she had 2 parents that loved her very much. After her boyfriend died we noticed changes but she had everyone thinking that she was perfectly fine, even me. How could I have been so stupid to not see this coming?
I went to school like everyday of my life, and walked up to her locker waiting for her to come into school. I expected to see her at her locker checking herself out in the mirror, but she wasn't there. I figured she was sick and texted her telling her to feel better. Just a few hours later I heard the news. I was pulled out of my chemistry class to see the principle and the chief of police standing there. "What's going on?" I asked praying to god nothing happened to my parents. "Peyton, Danielle's gone. She took her life this morning, we found her on the floor of her bathroom with a bottle of pills. I am truly sorry, your parents are on their way to come get you," said the chief of police looking towards me with concerned eyes. I stared at them in utter shock, they were waiting for me to say something, but I couldn't say anything. They took me to the office when I saw my parents. I broke down crying hugging my mother never wanting to let go. My mother took me to my house that day staying in my room with me all day. A part of me thought it was a joke, and another part of me knew it wasn't. I was in trance for the next week, walking around like a zombie. Everyone at school tried to comfort me but I knew it wasn't worth it. In a week or so they would act like I was never there.
As the months passed I was doing horrible in school and couldn't keep my focus on anything. I wondered why anything was worth trying. I ended up quitting the cheerleading team and became disconnected from the world. I just wanted to get out of town, which is how I ended up inNorth Carolina. The place where I grew up, up until 5 years ago; this was the perfect place to clear my mind and see old friends. Little did I know this trip would change my life forever.