

I know I haven't written in so long. But I have my reasons. I've been too hurt to even think about what to say and I believe that now is the time I need to let it out...
May 15, 2009. A small black truck rolled off the road. texting, talking on the phone, or speed was not a factor. Seat belts were worn. A small blonde girl named Lauren Abigail Douglass Olson had died at the scene of this accident. This was my most dearest and true best friend. To me it seemed so unreal when I got the phone call from my other friend Kristy. She didn't even believe it to be real either. And none of our friends had Mom and Poppy's number to know if it was true. I did and called.... Truth hurts. Skyler was coming over and I called him frantically to see if he could take me to Kristy's so that we could go to Lauren's house. He said he would in less then a heart beat. As a sat on my bed crying, waiting for him to arrive I felt a warm hand on my arm. As I looked up it was Skyler and I quickly went to his shoulder. We gathered my purse and phone and headed to Kristy's. Lexi was there. We all sat on Kris's bed and cried. 5 minutes later we left.
It felt so different. Empty and not at all the same. Her pictures on the table. Poppy greeting us at the door. The moment I saw mom I couldn't stop crying. She grabbed me and hugged me and tried to whisper CassieBear to me. Hearing that name made it hard to breath. A weight on my chest that still has not gone away. No one had been in her room. I needed to go. So I did. It was left messy (as Lauren had always had it) but it was her definition of clean. Perfect to me, she was perfect...
Her funeral was on May 21st, 2009. Thousands showed up. And all knew this small little girl who had impacted all their lives in such a great way. "She was our bright light". Breathing has been hard. Believing this has been impossible. For such a small girl, she is so big and amazing! Lauren Abigail Douglass Olson was pretty much my sister. She was my other half and my full completion. Loosing her is like I lost myself. And I will always love her and care about her. She will be my Maid of Honor. And Always be my best friend..
"Under The City Lights..."





