I'm living life for me, getting thing i want, getting things i need, focused on my future, but theres one problem. When your too focused on yourself, your not paying anyone else attention. You arent being a good friend, a good girl friend, a good parent, or teacher. Two days ago, i thought the world revolved around me. I was everyone's atmosphere. But something came up. Something i would have never imagine. It feels straight from a movie, or from someone else's life, not something i would be going through myself.
Colton Fink was loved by so many people. He flirted around with girls, he talked about sex, he smoked some days, he was a normal teenager. When ever i saw him, he looked happy. He looked like he was an average school kid complaining about school and looking forward to the next excitement. I don't know what went wrong. Last Saturday, i was sitting at my moms house, and Colton popped into my head. He lived just down the street from me and i wanted to go say hi, maybe even walk down to burger king like we always did. I missed always hanging around with him, making fun of him, holding hands with him. We were friends. Thats all there is to it.We had classes freshman year together. He went out with my best friend, and i spent hours and days always helping them out, telling them what each other said. I remember sitting in health, he always chose me as his partner. We made posters and shared a fake baby for a project... But he's... gone now. Apparent suicide. My happy friend, jumped in front of a train. Took his own life. What is someone suppose to do with this information??
At first, i saw this and i knew it couldn't be the right Colton. Not Colton Fink. And if it was Colton Fink, then that wasn't the last name of the Colton i knew. I also thought maybe someone was making a joke, saying "rest in peace Colton Fink" because it rhymed, maybe because it was an inside joke. But as i looked into the news, the texts, the Facebook statuses, the new paper... it was unbelievable.
You never know what you've got until its gone. Just remember that. Colton showed us how lucky we are to live, and how much one person can be missed, how much one person can change the world and have an impact on a small town, and big hearts. Love your life, everyone in it, the simple things. Don't let other people get in your way of following your dreams. Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want. Live life, make mistakes, and move on.
I love you Colton Fink. So do SOO many people i couldn't even begin to name. Your much appreciated, and you made a mark on me that no one else will be able to do. Rest In Peace. Youre in a much better place now.
