North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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WHAT WERE THEIR REASONS? About five years ago, I had the worst feeling of my entire life. I lost two of my close friends within two weeks of each other. Tony was a young energetic boy of seventeen. He had blond hair, blue eyes, a tanned body, and was about 6' 2 tall. He was very cheerful and always had something to say. His best friend, John, was the same way. Boy, could they make us laugh. John was one year younger than Tony but they got along just great. They were always together, even when it came to dating. John and Tony preferred the same kind of girls and usually double- dated together. I remember when I was little they always came over to see my older sister and to pick on me, the little sis. Everytime they went out I always tagged along. They never got mad, just let me do my thing and accepted the fact that I was younger than they. They always made me fit in and neverjoked about my age. One night Tony was joking around while drinking and had his pistol out. He said he was going o kill himself. John joined right in the conversation and said, Yahl We're going to do it together. No one took them seriously. We were all drunk and we figured, IT WAS JUST A JOKE! Boy, what a joke! That night after Tony and John left, Tony's parents called and asked if Tony was there. We explained to them he had to take John home and he should be on his way. After about two hours Tony's mom called and asked if we had heard from Tony. We all started worrying and decided to go out to the woods where LONELY WALK we spent much of our time. When we arrived, we saw Tony's truck parked way in the back. We all thought Tony just needed some time for himself. We never expected what we found. Laying by his truck was Tony's body with a hole in his head, made by a 22 pistol. Tony had positioned the gun and pushed the trigger with his toe. We all stood there crying, just looking at Tony's body. My older sister went back to the road and called the police. We all decided not to forget Tony, but remember his good times. It was a week before his burial. To our surprise, John took Tony's death pretty well. He just kept saying, I understand. The day of Tony's funeral was the first time we had all been together since the night we found him. It was hard to accept especially since we didn't know why he did it. John was a loner after the funeral, and we didn't see much of him. One day he came around and was acting really happy and had no look of depression on his face. We all went out and partied that night, and toasted to Tony all night long. It seemed like John had finally accepted Tony's death. That night we all went home as usual. We had all planned to meet the next night at our usual hangout, the woods. During the night something must have triggered in John's mind. Leaving this world, John entered his closet and slowly stepped up on the step-stool. Lying a rope around his neck, he stepped off the stool. He had no worries or ties left on earth except the rope around his neck. wuslhllfl I wander through the meadows, in all their sweet perfume, And remember a walk long ago, one autumn afternoon. The fragrance of yellow buttercups permeates the air, And beautiful, colorful butterflies are seen fluttering everywhere. These thoughts invade my mind as I walk my lonely way. The lonliness consumes me, yet I want to stay. Now I know the feeling of everlasting sadness. I want death to come quickly and release me from this madness. lymawf Excalibur 299

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We 5' . I:- , 11 54 M fn , Ei JILL soucH Excalibur WHERE WAS I? The night she killed hereself, she was all alone . .. Where was I? I was at home. We had a fight that night. She left, I cried. She was very scared, and I wasn't there. lf only I had told her once, how much I did care! I knew what she was going to do She told me ljust didn't know if it were true. l went looking for my friend - she was my very best friend. When l finally came home, I found her on my bed. There she was - tears streaming down her face, a bottle by her side. She was dead! I cried for days, looking for the ways to forget the fight we'd had that night. If only . . . JWMQWW

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