Have you ever had someone close to you,
Or a parent of someone you know die?
I have.
My classmate's dad was killed on Wednesday.
Up near Santa Fe.
In a gasoline truck explosion.
Maybe you heard about it on the news.
His funeral is tomorrow.
Joey* was pulled out of class so they could tell him.
He was devastated.
In Science, instead of doing work,
We made cards for Joey.*
I know Joey.
He's an awesome person.
He was funny,
Always cracking jokes.
But, when he comes back to school,
He won't be the same.
I won't be able to attend the funeral.
I don't have a way to get there.
But Joey*'s best friend, Steven*
Is having all of Joey*'s classmates over after the funeral.
I'm going to that.
No matter what.
Joey needs support.
And we're going to give it to him.
Whenever my teacher told us about it
I was a thread away from crying.
I'll be there to give support.
I'll be there to help him get through it.
Because, in reality,
That's all I can really do.
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