The saddest and the scariest day of my life was when my friend, Angela, died in a car accident. What scared me the most was that I could have ended up like her. It took me a while to accept the fact that she is gone and I have to deal with this grief by accepting it, keeping myself busy, and by thanking God that it didn't happen to me.
             I finally learned to accept what had happened. At first it was really hard to believe that someone I was just talking to yesterday is now completely out of my life. But day-by-day I simply accepted the truth and made myself strong enough to deal with this pain. What really encouraged me to be strong was after I realized how her parents must have been feeling and going through at this point of their life. I also realized that I am not the only one who lost a loved one. After all, I lost a friend and can make many more true friends like her. But her parents lost a child, which they can never replace. By looking at her parents I became strong and simply accepted the truth.
             I also kept myself busy with school, friends and family. I decided to participate in school activities. Like attending school rallies, dances, and joining clubs. One of the clubs I really enjoyed being in was the Dance club, because it took away all my stress. I found a part-time job which also helped me take my mind off of this incident. I always tried to keep myself busy. Every time I had time to waste, I would help around the house, go out with friends, or just spend my time studying. I didn't want to just sit around and think about what had recently happened, because that way I would have never learned how to deal with grief. But by keeping myself busy, it really helped me to get over the incident.
             Even to this day I thank God that I didn't end up going with her in the car. That day I was supposed to be with her going to a party, but at the last minute my parents changed their mind and didn't let me go. At...