My friend, Eryn, lost her younger brother yesterday night. I still can't believe it, her brother is dead. It's just not possible. When I woke up this morning, my sister told me of what had happened. According to what she said, Eryn's brother had been out bicycling at around 6 pm yesterday night and he was hit by a speeding car. To make matters worse, the idiot driving the car took off and didn't bother to give a damn about what had happened to the victim. Some people are so heartless and selfish. How can you not spare 5 minutes of your life to make sure you didn't kill an innocent, young boy?

It has been suspected that the driver of the vehicle was under the influence of alcohol. And this is precisely why I am so against consuming alcohol. Look at the horrible mess it creates, and the people responsible for these messes will most likely blame it on their drunkenness! It's without a doubt a very stupid habit and a very stupid reason not to take up the responisbility of what you had done!

My aunt was a witness to the whole accident. She told my mother that the boy had sustained horrible injuries. His neck had been twisted and his ribs had been pushed out of his side. Imagine such a sight happening to a young child who had barely lived half a life. It is unfair that death strikes so suddenly at even the youngest of people. Life has yet to really mean anything, and they lose it all due to the carelessness of another individual.

I doubt that I'll be able to comfort Eryn through this time of trouble. It is just too big this time, and I don't think she'll ever recover from this loss. Only last year her uncle passed away, and now, just a day before Christmas Eve, she loses her younger brother. How does one deal with such a loss? How can one even comprehend it? "Your brother is dead..." how can anyone learn to accept the truth in those words?

I feel so guilty for I know I may never be able to comfort my friend and her family 100%. It was so unexpected and of all the times for it to occur. Death truly knows no sympathy. All I can truly wish for is comfort for Eryn and her family. May they learn to embrace the better memories of their brother/son/cousin/nephew instead of feeding the grief that may never fully leave.

This Holiday Season, I only want to embrace my family and our memories. No longer will I fuss over how annoying my little sister can be or how unfair my older brothers tend to be or how demanding my parents may be. I will embrace them all for their flaws rather than their perfections because I'll never know when their last days will dawn upon this earth.

Happy holidays to you all.