The past couple of days have just been pure hell... seriously.. i was pretty good friends with t.c ...it has been really hard actually believing that he is gone now.. when i first heard about the news, i didn't think much of it because it didn't seem real to me. as tc's condition declined, it dawned on me that we might lose him. when we unfortunately did, it still didn't sink in.. it was only when i saw the crying facves of others did reality sink in.. it showed me what was happening was real.. it wasn't a dream anymore...

he was such a great kid.. he was good looking, loved sports, was always smiling, had a good sense of humor, and always knew had to make someone laugh when they were down.. there were some days last year that he had me rolling on the floor in US history..

on friday, the last day he was at school, we were waiting by the door in english and he kept on saying "hi" to me non- stop and i remembered then how i thought it was so annoying.. looking back it makes me smile and it brings back other memories of t.c.

i really am going to miss him as will the rest of us.. it is really heartbreaking that he will not physically graduate with us this year, but i am sure he will graduate in our hearts and minds and his soul will live on through each one of us at herricks high school for the rest of our lives, reminding us of how precious life really is..

Jennifer Tobin