Remembering Mike
The death of my friend Mike Walker taught me the true meaning of the cliche, "Life does not last forever, so live each day like it is the last." I treasure my friends and family more than anything in the world. A good friend is hard to find. I thought this was true until the first day I met Mike. I remember the day perfectly and I will always remember it for as long as I live. To me Mike was a great person. He was always laughing and telling jokes. Of course he had his down times like everyone else, but he did not allow himself to stay down for long. He was the type of guy to just walk up to anybody and say, "Hi, I am Mike Walker." The first time I met him, I was sitting down to lunch with my friend, Andrew. We were not there long when another guy sat down. He immediately looked at me and said, "Hi, I am Mike Walker." I was so surprised by his welcoming smile that I was left speechless. After a slight nudge from Andrew, I responded with my name and was greeted by yet another charming smile. It was not long before I realized I had sat down to lunch with the golf team. They were all talking and goofing off while I quietly ate my lunch. When I looked up, Mike was staring at me. He looked right at me, as if he
It was as if the world was holding its breath. I would hate for something to happen to them and have to wonder everyday if they knew how much I cared. I said, " Why did I even have to know Mike. I always thought cliches were kind of stupid, but then I learned from one. After his death we apologized to each other. I was so upset that words just flew out of my mouth. As we left the cafeteria Mike turned to me and said, " Don't worry we will talk about what you want next time. They said he did not feel any pain, but the pain that everyone else felt was unbelievable. From then on Mike and I had a friendship.
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