My first real kiss was Ian Lombardi, the school bad boy who wore leather jackets and drove a cool car and helped my mom make chicken dinners. He went to culinary school in Italy and started a restaurant in Tacoma last year called Merende. I was going to stop by and congratulate him before I left but somehow, time slipped away from me.
I just found out that Ian killed himself the day after we landed, and I can't stop shaking. I think of all the people in my life who mean so much to me and don't want to waste a minute in telling them. It's so cliche to talk about the transience of time and how life is short, but reading the obituaries and seeing familiar faces is just a reminder that I don't want to let a day go by without hugging my mom and telling my world how thankful I am for each person.
If you're reading this, you mean more to me than you know. Don't forget to pass it on... today, not tomorrow.
2 comments:
so sad
I'm sure he would have loved to see you. I remember him talking about you a time or two. We all miss him, he was my closest friend. I'm so sorry you didn't get to see him
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