“I remember Key well, well everything about him actually, he was my best friend, my lover at times and he was my heart. I still can’t believe that he’s gone.  He was taken away way too soon but I guess god missed one of his angles so he took him back. I knew he would need him back some day but never could I imagine so soon. It makes me sad about the things that I didn’t get to say and tell him what I needed to say and now I can’t because he’s gone. We spend so much of our life wishing, wishing we said this and done that and regret it when it’s too late. But anyways he was an amazing boy and I wish I could tell him every day, well I wish I would’ve. He didn’t live to see he the day he turned 20, or get to walk across the stage to get his diploma. But at least I know he’s safe now and in a much better place, I want you to know I love you Key, we love you Key.” I say at his funeral.
But rewind  a week before and I and he are sitting on my porch talking about prom. I remember he asked me who I wanted to go with, I was so nervous to tell him even though he was my best friend I still felt weird but after 5 minutes go by I finally say “Aaron.” He starts to grin and he said “Aaron he’s pretty cool I guess but he’s a total jerk, you can do much better Maci.” I look down and say “I know, but I’ve been liking him for so long, but anyways who do you want to go with?” he gave me this look I remember his face was red and he was timid and looked at me and said “actually you know what it doesn’t matter anymore.” After that he gets up and walks away. At the time I didn’t know he was hurting because I didn’t know how he felt. I felt so bad, the next day at school was a little awkward. We didn’t talk at all and I kept running into him in the hallways. I was so upset with myself but also with him, I mean we are seniors we need to grow up I thought. I couldn’t live with myself so on the following Friday a week before prom I show up at his house I knock, and then I wait.
I’m waiting outside for about a good 2 minutes before his mom opens the door. She greets me by saying “Hey Maci, it’s been awhile but if you’re looking for Key he’s   not home at the moment, but I will let him know you stopped by.” I said “thanks” and then I felt completely helpless so I went to me and Keys favorite spot hoping I would find him there. I see him so I approach him and say “hey Key” he looks up at me and says “go away Maci, I don’t want to talk right now.” I look up and say “but why? We always have a bunch to talk about but now all of a sudden you don’t want to talk? What’s your problem?” “MY PROBLEM IS YOU MACI, MY PROBLEM IS I CANT HAVE YOU, MY PROBLEM IS YOU DON’T WANT ME, THAT’S MY PROBLEM MACI. NOW LEAVFE ME ALONE.” He yells at me. I start crying and I tell him it’s okay and that he should’ve just told me he had feelings for me. I reach for his hands and I say “I love you Key” he looks up with a smile and says “I love you too Maci.” He gives me a kiss and says “so I’ll see you at prom next week right?” “You got that right “I say that with a smile.
A week goes by and prom is finally here! And I’m almost ready I just got to wait on Key to hurry up and get down here. I hear a knock and it’s him! I give him a kiss and say “babe about time you get here I don’t want to be late.” I” I’m sorry he says there was a lot of traffic, but I got here as fast as I could, are you ready to take pics.” I thought to myself can’t we do that later but I didn’t want to sound like a brat so I said “okay.” My mom and dad come in with the camera, “oh shoot! The camera isn’t working.” My dad yells. Yes! I thought now we can hurry up and leave. “Oh that’s too bad looks like we have to wait till later to take pics, come on Key.” We get in the car and everything is great, well for the first 3 minutes or so then he starts driving really fast and crazy. I yell at him and demand him to slow down I say “you’re acting crazy stop the car right now!” “Come on don’t you want to have fun its prom” he said. The next 5 seconds change my life forever. “KEY WATCH OUT FOR TH…” BOOM! SLAM! CRASH!  And we’re hit.
I wake up in the hospital bed and I look so confused. I don’t know what just happened, but I see my mom, and dad. I ask them “where am I? And why can’t I move? What’s happening?” Calm down honey, relax, you’re in the hospital. “Where’s Key?” my mom looks at me and says “Key had major damage to his heart, brain and all of his bones are broken. I start to cry and I say “so what does that mean? That can’t me he, but he, but he. She stops me and says “Maci he’s no longer with us. He’s gone.” I start to cry my eyes out my world starts spinning and that’s when we get to his funeral and I prepare my speech because the saddest day of my life was a few weeks away.