When you lose a friend...
Grief comes in waves, like the ocean slapping up on the shore. It hits you when you don't expect it. I look at the photo where we are together, and sometimes all I feel is a dull ache, and other times, sadness hits me with sudden, overwhelming pain. I am not sure why our friendship is dead, just that it is, and that you seem to want it that way. I know our friendship centered around one particular activity that you have suddenly, without warning, given up, but for me, it was more than just that activity, we talked about so many other things as well. I am still not sure how we went from being "a team that could be the bomb" (your words, not mine) and three short days later, you stopped talking to me. We used to talk to each other almost every day, even if it was only a few short lines. We had projects together, we saw each other frequently. And suddenly, overnight, without warning, you disappeared. It hurts, like someone took a big chunk of my soul an...