Gone Too Soon — Lindsay Anderson

“I can't wrap my head around the fact that Kendall is gone.” Katie James sniffed, retrieving yet another tissue. “It hurts too much.”“I know, sweetie.” Ashley Martin whispered, wrapping her arm around her best friend.It was Tuesday morning, and the girls were huddled together on the Johnson's sofa. Their best friend, Andrea O' Connell, was in in the same situation. Without it being said, the girls were grateful to have one another to lean on. This was truer now more than ever.Four days ago, Kendall Johnson and Jake Knight had been killed in a car accident. The fact that they had been two of the girls' best friends had made this situation extremely difficult to handle. Katie had spent all of Saturday in her room bawling her eyes out. The funeral for Kendall had been held earlier this morning. Having to say goodbye to Kendall had been very painful. Katie could not imagine how difficult this must be for Mr.and Mrs.Johnson. The fact that they had even volunteered to have the reception at their mansion was surprising to Katie and the others. If they were in this situation, the last thing that the three girls would want to do would be to hold a reception at their home. It would just be too much to bear.