Elsbeth Leonida
I think about that day a lot. The last time we were all together. School had shut down temporarily, to allow everyone to grieve. We all loved Eli. He was the best athletically, until the accident anyways. Definitely had the best grades in school. Teachers loved him, the whole school adored him.
Saying goodbye to him… It didn’t feel real.
A lot of people showed up that rainy day. A gentle pitter-pattering caressing us, by the end of it… A full on storm battered us down, but, strangely enough… No-one cared to notice. All eyes were focused on the freshly tossed dirt on the ground before us. Decorated in white lilies. Courtney was next to me, Tyler on the other side and Ben… He didn’t show up.
Despite the fact that we stood side by side, we couldn’t bring ou
