A friend
A very good friend of mine’s (someone I treated like family) body was found earlier today at the beach. He was swimming with his family when his sister started to get sucked away by a riptide, and him, being the amazing person he was, went out and got his sister out before the riptide took him away, he drowned sometime last night, scared and alone probably. His name was Joseph Thomas, he was one of the best damn musicians (and friends) you could ever meet. He was 16, a member of the Theatre Company at my school, and he sure as hell didn’t deserve to die this young. I’ve gone through an entire box of tissue so far and still start crying when I hear his name mentioned. He was my brother, and he died and the next time I’ll see him will be at his funeral. Tell people you love them, give your friends hugs, show them how much they mean to you, every moment could be their last. Don’t do what I did, say Goodbye, not see ya later, because you might not.
Please for the love of God, if you ever get caught in a riptide swim parallel to the shore so you may escape it! Please!