In a blink of an eye

Its truly amazing how one day someone can be here and the next day they're gone. Amazing.
Dad came in to wake me up for church this morning, but I fell back asleep due to exhaustion from the exciting championship games last night. I then was woken up by my phone buzzing against my side table. One= a text. Multiple= a call. It was a call from one of my best friends from middle school, erynne. Random. So, I picked up, not really expecting what I was told.
She informed me that one of our old pca friends/classmates had passed away last night. Taylor brewer. I didn't know what emotion to feel. Disbelief, awe, dumbfounded. The boy was only 16. After I hung up with her, I proceeded to call as many people as I thought didn't know, from my 5th grade class.. Most had already heard the news. Oh my goodness, we are all so sad.
So, after checking on each other, the posts began. Pictures and statuses and tweets. But it didn't spread like a public school's might have.but that's okay.
TB had a bad car wreck and was life flighted to vandy. Where he passed away. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt...
Prayers are going out to mrs. Tracy, Colton, and mr. Brewer. Wow wow wow. Love you all still. Even if you all did leave after 5th grade. Once apart of the pca fam, always apart.
I didn't have too many posts, but I had enough to where someone could tell something was wrong. But no, no one saw to check on me and make sure all was okay. The only reason anyone knows is because I told them ilas a prayer request. Glad to know I have friends that care so much, when they sure as heck know that I'd check on them in a blink of an eye. But this is not about friends(outside pca) or me. It's about the brewers and another precious life, gone. But, celebrating up in Heaven with our Savior.
And hallee.
Thanks.

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