10: Departure

I see you at the cafeteria. I pass you by the lobby or near your room. I hear stories about you from a friend. But those were it. The only connection that I have with you is that 1) we're schoolmates; 2) you are a familiar face in school (because of the former); and 3) you're friends with my friends. Aside from these, you can as well be a stranger to me as I am a stranger to you.

Nonetheless, I am sad that you're gone. You were one with me in my dream of becoming a doctor. You were someone I could draw inspiration from because you're surviving med school. You made the lives of so much people happier with you around. You were a good person. Now, all these have come to a halt.

You cannot be one with me in my dream anymore. I cannot draw inspiration from you. You cannot bring happiness to the lives of many. You cannot continue being a good person that you are. These all ended when you were taken by Him unexpectedly.

Yet the end of your life does not equate to the end of what you started. Despite you're sudden departure and although you cannot continue on with us, you will always remain. You're up there now, but I will pursue my dream partly for you. I will always remember how you wanted so much to become a doctor but was just scheduled to leave early by God. The wonderful memories you left will remain as sources of happiness for your friends and family. And you will be left in the hearts of many as the good person that you were.

Darryl Martin, I don't know you. You know that, because you probably don't know me, too. But thank you for being the person that you are. The world will always miss someone now that you're gone.