Crystal was not someone I feel comfortable saying was a friend, she was in my homeroom and a person I might talk to. However her best friend is a wonderful person who is very dear to me. Crystal's death hit her so hard it was unimaginable. To make matters worse, Crystal died on her birthday. I spent the next week watching the person I consider my best friend at school hurt to no end. She would miss days, leave class to go to the guidance counselor's office, and just refuse to talk to me or anyone. I wanted so badly to do anything for her, but I knew with all the attention she was getting from others and how she reacted, she just didn't want it. Each person handles death differently, and she just needed space from everyone, which she wasn't getting.
Time went on and Crystal's funeral came and went, slowly my friend began to cope and come into her normal self. I know it's still hard for her and with Crystal's anniversary not too far away, I can only hope to help anyway I can.
Hunter wasn't someone I saw regularly, he was in my mother's math class but that was about it with my interactions with him. While I didn't know him, his sister was in my English class and we would talk from time to time. His death came especially hard to some, less than a year since Crystal, during exams week. Hunter was a great friend and important to those around him, he will be missed by so many.
No one will truly know what Crystal or Hunter were thinking and what lead to such measures. And because of this the school has shown a video to the students of not only the principal telling them how important they are and they will always have someone to speak to, but also about suicide itself. Death cannot be stopped, but it is always possible to help those around you. If you feel depressed or are thinking of suicide, please try to find something/someone to help.
This is my view of the events of what happened that year, it does not reflect the views of anyone else.
This is my view of the events of what happened that year, it does not reflect the views of anyone else.
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