Gone but never forgotten

I spent a lot of nights, on the couch, at a friends house. A couples house to be exact. JBH & CH were are high school sweet hearts & I had met them years earlier. Without going into full detail, we met through way of the guy, CH's, mom, but all ended up working at the same place together. If it weren't for these 2 friends, I don't think I'd have made it through this rough spot. They were there to listen but they also kept me distracted. They introduced me to their close knit group of friends & it felt nice to be welcomed by "normal" people.

This is how I met JD, the guy from Day 1's post. My girlfriend, JBH, had spoken of him through the years, often remarking how much she felt the two of us were alike. I had never met him until then, but felt as though I already knew him. While my girlfriend had intentions to set us up as a couple, that's not the way it worked out, even though he would have been a great catch. We did spend a lot of time together. JD had just gotten out of a relationship similar to my own & that gave us some common ground, along with music & 2 very amazing friends. After awhile, I felt that I was ready for a relationship with him but he felt it was just too soon for us both & he didn't wanna ruin the friendship we had. I could understand that, cuz there was no way I wanted to ruin any of these 3's friendship.

One morning, my girlfriend called. She asked me to sit down.  A little bit of excitement flowed through me. I thought she was going to tell me that she & CH were expecting but the words that followed were not so easy to swallow. She said..."JD's dead" & then there was silence. Silence that seemed like an eternity until I said..."What?" & again a repeat of her message followed with silence....

I will never forget JD. I think of him often. If there's music playing, he's in my thoughts.

CH is a man of few words. JBH is a woman of, well lets say she's not shy to say it like it is. :) BOTH have huge hearts. They are complete opposites, yet compliment each other well. I will be forever grateful for their friendship & LOVE them till the end of time.

Today is day 6 of my song challenge. Today I picked a song that reminds me of this tragic event that touched so many. It was the one that CH was using to get through the death of his best friend. I'm sure at first glance, it will seem like it was written about a breakup, & that may be the authors intent, but if you look deeper you'll see it relates well with the loss of a close friend, family member or lover. While I first heard & fell in love with the version NOT featuring Amy Lee (lead singer of Evanescence), I posted the one with her. I just love her voice. She is a beautiful addition to the original version........