On January 1, 2010 John and his friend Jim were studying at john’s house for a math final they had the next day at school. After about two hours of studying factoring, Jim said “Hey john, I’m getting really hungry. Let’s go get some food; we’ll finish studying when we get back.” John agreed and they proceeded to walk down the road to the convenience store.
As they walked into the convenience store they both said hello to the clerk at the register and began to look for what they wanted to eat. As they scanned the numerous shelves, they heard another customer enter the store. Jim turned around and a load popping noise rang out. Instinctively, John turned to see what had caused the noise. As he turned, he caught a glimpse of a man running full speed out of the door. At the same time he noticed his friend Jim lying on the floor. “What happened!” he cried. “Oh my god, we’ve just been robbed!” said the clerk “Call the police!” screamed Jim. The police arrived 30 minutes later however; Jim had already succumbed to his injuries.
A week later a memorial was held in Jim’s honor at Virginia Tech. He had been studying Accounting at the school with his friend John. Over 1500 mourners attended the memorial. After giving the eulogy, John knelt down next to Jim’s grave alongside Jim’s former girlfriend and said a prayer on his friend’s behalf. Neither John, nor Jim’s former girl friend could hold back their tears any longer. The emotions of the situation finally got to them and they started crying. Reality had hit them like a ton of bricks. Their beloved friend was gone because of someone’s carelessness and there was nothing they could do about it. All they had left now was memories.
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