good friend of mine died, after falling off a bicycle. I couldn't comprehend the fact that he was dead for a

few hours after my father told me. It seemed to me that just a moment ago I was playing basketball with

him. He was only twelve but I knew him since he was very young. Actually he was almost a best friend to

me. After his accident he was rushed to the hospital with a coma. Then after two weeks all his organs

eventually failed. I was so naïve. During the time he was in the hospital, I always told myself that he was

going to be all right and he was going to be out of there in no time. But I was wrong, and I learned that life

wasn't like that and it didn't always happen that way.

Having a near death experience myself, my thoughts about death also took a different turn. I never thought

death would even come near me. Last year in May, my sister, dad, and I were driving down to California.

And it was about seven o'clock in the morning and my sister was driving. Then she fell asleep and starting

driving off the road. She swerved back on the road really hard, which made the car flip over four times.

thought about them being gone period.

sorry for a few minutes and forget about it. But now I can relate to the families and friends of the person

even know, that have died. For instance, when I watch the news and someone has died, I usually just feel

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