We lost someone today. Her name was Addie. What is there to say about this?
Here's how it happened: She was driving, with four other people in the car, one of them another student here, the rest were his family. It was at 9 PM on a two-lane highway. It was snowing, almost blizzard like, which it shouldn't have been doing in early spring. We shouldn't have been getting snow. It should all have been melted. She was heading north. Another car was heading south. That car "lost control" and broadsided Addie's car, killing her.
I don't know if she died instantly. I hope she did, but there are so few details being released right now. She was 18 years old. A freshman. She was in my first block class. She was a little snobby, came from a fairly privileged background but thought she had it rough. She was smart and talented, and very pretty. She had a future. She was popular. I didn't like her very much, but I didn't really hate her. She was just someone I didn't want to be friends with.
And I just keep thinking, that could've been us. We were on that highway last night. That could've been Chell who died. If we had been out until 9. If we hadn't decided to come back here for dinner. That could've been us, and that isn't really sinking in yet. How should I feel?
I'm sad that Addie is dead. She had a real future ahead of her. She's the first person that I've really known who's died, who's my age anyway. I didn't know her that well, but I knew her. I haven't seen her in months. But people were crying at lunch today. I guess I know why.
There's a memorial for her at 3:15 today. I asked my roommate if he wants to go. He said no, he wanted to go to Sass's art show. We're friends with Sass. Is it bad to want to go to a friends senior art show which will be open for a couple of weeks, over wanting to acknowledge someone's life and death, someone we knew. I don't know what to feel, other than just sad.
Penny Lennon Community Member 
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