Matthew Andruchowycz Pembroke Year 8Y 7th May 1997
             English Response To The Outsiders :No 1.
             Hi, it's me Pony. It's kind of a bad time right now but you may as well stick around. As you have probably noticed I'm at Johnnys funeral, gosh this is the fourth funeral I've been to in 8 months. At least I know what's coming so I don't cry in front of all these strangers or nothing. I'm up to do my speech in about ten more seconds as well, I think it will be ok, after all I spent all night on it. Ok I'm on, wish me luck!
             "Johnny passed away 9 days ago. As you probably know I'm here to talk about Johnny's last moments with me. Johnny was a good kid, and as for those here who knew Johnny you could probably agree with that. But today I am going to tell you why Johnny was more than that. Over the last few weeks with Johnny I realised that he wasn't just anybody. He had all of the qualities that most look for in a friend or relation; you just had to look further to see them. I saw these in the time we spent together in the country. Some of these qualities were that he was kind, caring, understanding, smart, sharing and easy to talk to, just to name a few.
             Firstly when I was with Johnny I could remember some of the best times I had ever had. For example, he reminded me of my parents and all the good times I had with them: I don't know how, but it's been 8 months since they died and that moment was the first time that I thought that deeply about them. Secondly, Johnny was the one person with whom I could sit down and quietly watch the sunset. This might sound weird but at those times we could almost read each other's minds. It would take me all week to explain to you how many things I found in Johnny over that short time but I'm sure that if you think hard enough you might be able to remember some, from a time when maybe you were with him.
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