Alice </3
I knew a girl once. Her name was... Alice. Yes, Alice. She was one of those people who have a perfect life. She was beautiful. Blonde hair, blue eyes. She was intelligent, and loved by all. She even had the perfect boyfriend. his name was Jake. He was sweet, kind, and they were madly in love. But that all had to change... One night in the summer, it was unseasonably cold and puring rain. At 8, Alice got a call from the police. Jake had been in an accident. They said they did all they could, but he was dead on impact. The funeral was the next day. Alice was there, her eyes red and puffy. She choked out a five minute speech about Jake, and proved how much she had loved him. Everyone cried. For an entire week she stayed locked in her room in a deep depression. The next week, she came to school and acted completely normal. She laughed, and shrugged it off when people told her how sorry they were for her loss. But as her friend, I knew this was just a mask, so poeple wouldnt treat her differently. I tried to look closer and see what she was feeling. I finally realized that every time she laughed, or smiled, or even talked, the enotions never reached her eyes. Those eyes that so recently I had seen filled with happines, hope, and love, were now filled with sadness, anger, and depression. By looking into her eyes, I saw the deep murky pool of depression that Jake's death had thrown her into. I was truly afraid for my friend, but i said nothing. Two nights later, I received a phone call from the police. They told me that my dear friend had commited suicide by jumping off a cliff. I realized then what I had known all along. Alice had needed someone to talk to about what was happening. that person should have been me. I blamed myself for her death. And then I realized that the same depression that Jake's death had caused Alice, was now affecting me. So I thouth about the good things, not the bad, the funny things, not the sad, and I slowly came out of it. Alice never left my mind that year. All the good things I did, I mentally dedicated to Alice. And all these years later, I still remember her name and what happened to her. So, as of now, I dedicate my life to Alice, and hope that her and Jake were reunited up there. I'll be coming soon. Any day now in fact. I'll finally get to tell her everything I've done for her. So thanks Alice, thanks for everything.