Bam! It hits you like a brick. You never now when it is going to happen, you have no clue who, where, how, and why. Until right then, everything in your life seemed so easy. Losing a friend for the first time is one of the worst things that can and does happen to a high school senior. I am Hugo Conde and I lost a good friend of mine to a motorcycle accident. He was seventeen when it happened. He had just gotten his first motorcycle and his name was Damien Bello. I still think of him and the things that he did to make people laugh. I was so sad when I heard. This essay should be a reminder and a wake-up call to everyone that life can end in the blink of an eye. The things that took place November 30, 2001 are to be Tran scripted to paper by me for the first time.
I will never forget that day. I was, at the time, working at Domino’s Pizza and I had just gotten off of work. I went to my friend Tyler’s house and we watched TV, played video games, etc. Then at around 1am we got a call. It was my brother
So, in closing I would like to send an additional warning and advisory to people that read this and have never experienced the feelings I did. I warn because if it does happen you will feel something and it will be horrible. The daggers of denial, anger, terror, disappointment, and sadness will rip you apart and you will never be exactly the same again. The first time one of my close friends died was the most tragic experiences that has ever happened to me.
Alex. His voice had a grim tone and thinking of the words makes me cringe. “Dude, Damien died on his bike a half an hour ago.” I was shocked I ran outside and screamed at the top of my lungs. “WHY!” I shouted, but that didn’t help anything. My friend died and there was nothing I could do. The following days were bad, I cried like a baby as I tried to sleep each night. I didn’t know what to do, but I knew that I was going to have to get past it.
I thought of things that had happened the week before. “Don’t go too fast on that bike