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To My Angel

It terrifies me how close you once were and how far away you are now

Claire Blanchard

Nov 01, 2016

Nicholls State University

Claire Blanchard

To my Angel:

It has been years since I have seen your face. It's starting to just fade away and honestly, that terrifies me. It's the fact that not so long ago you were so close and now you just seem so far away. Something I have realized is that even though the thought of you being gone still tears me apart, it's the time that I did get to spend with you that makes the pain fade away.

It may have only been a short period of time that I was able to talk to you or hug you yet, you made a lasting impact on me. An impact not only during our time together, but an impact still to this day. I have learned to embrace life on an entirely new level. I have turned all of your "Nevers" into my "I will's". I love deeper, laugh harder, and enjoy the little things so much more.

You are no longer here to enjoy the feeling of rain on your skin or the smell of a real Christmas tree, but don't worry I will experience it all for you. I will listen to the Cheetah Girls and blare it as I drive down the road knowing that if you were still here you would be sitting in the passenger seat singing just as loud as I am. I will let the musical carousal play on days when it seems as though I'll never make it through, after all, it was a gift from you. You are my strength and inspiration to power through every difficult obstacle that comes my way.

Sometimes as I walk down the hallways or down the grocery store aisle I think I see a glimpse of your face or hear your laughter. In that moment my heart beats faster as I realize I may not be able to see you but you are right there next to me. You were holding my hand as I walked through the doors of school the day you didn't come. You were wiping the tears off my face through my parents' divorce. You were cheering from the crowd as I walked across the stage for graduation. You were here through every single moment of my life, the good and the bad.

So to you my angel: I promise to love everyone who comes into my life. I promise to laugh so hard that my stomach hurts and tears roll down my face. I promise to never grow up because you never will either. Most of all, I promise that I will never forget you no matter how far you may seem, you will live on within me.

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!