I was paralyzed to the point where I could not move, breathe, or even speak a word; I appeared to be frozen in place as though someone had simply paused the game for a little moment. My thoughts kept going in a million different directions at once; today was nothing like I had anticipated; why was it happening to me? Why am I the one who has to go through this? I screamed just before the silence was broken. I screamed while gazing at her lifeless body and I wept as I raced away from it. After a time, I heard footsteps behind me, and when I turned around, I saw Lucas. Andrew's mother had committed suicide by hanging herself, and now am all by himself. I rushed up to him and hugged him as if I were a frightened child, and I sobbed for an hour before I finally calmed down. The death of one o

