"People come and people go. Some will stay awhile, others go quickly, but all leave imprints on our hearts..." Tina read the last sentence of the spee

This reality was all too true to her. She wished so much that it was not. Tina's best friend Charlotte had asked her to read at the memorial service that they were having for her mother, Jone. For years Jone had battled cancer with the ups and downs of the disease that were all too familiar. It was surreal for Tina as they had been so close. Tina and Charlotte were just two out of a group of five girls that had literally been inseparable throughout high school. Much of their time was spent camped out at each other's homes. Each girl's mom was shared by all and it was only natural that they became like second and third mothers to each of the girls. It was hard on Tina, but more, hard to see Charlotte hurting so much and wishing that somehow she wouldn't have to give her speech tomorrow. Instead, Tina wished she had the power to roll time back and make it all stand still. That way they wouldn't have to know this emptiness, this void, that was so unfair. She prayed for the strength to make it through tomorrow, and prayed for the wisdom to know how to be there for Charlotte in the days to follow.