Tyler

Tyler
My mom always tells me “I don’t know what I would do without you”.   Luckily she’ll never have to worry about that.   Unfortunately, one of our close friends had to experience this.   My mom has been best friends with Tracy ever since they were in middle school.   They have been through everything together.   However, last Easter they had to experience the worst thing anyone could ever have to go through.   Tracy’s nephew, Tyler, had committed suicide.   When Tyler committed suicide, it had several devastating effects on his friends and family.
That Easter Sunday had begun like normal for everyone.   All of Tracy’s family got together at Marsha’s, their mother’s house.   They were getting ready to eat when they noticed Tyler was gone.   All of the sudden they all got text messages from Tyler saying, “I’m sorry and I love you”.   They all immediately began searching for Tyler.   Finally they caught up to him by the river, my mom included.   But by the time they got up to his truck it was too late.   Tracy’s brother, Gail, opened the door and found him dead.
It’s been almost six months now since Tyler died.   Some people have moved on and accepted the fact that he’s gone; but others are finding it hard to do so.   Many of Tyler’s close friends have become depressed since he committed suicide.   A lot of kids at this age can’t handle the stress on top of the sadness of Tyler’s death.   I have also had a lot of difficulty moving on without him.   Tyler moved here from Florida four years ago.   Since I am very close to Tracy and her family I was his first friend when he came here and we had been very close ever since he had moved here.   It makes all of us so sad that he’s gone, and just the way he did it is terrifying especially to his family.   Most of his friends, including me, wish that we could have helped him.   I would give anything to go back and just talk to him about what all was going on.   Some of his friends have gotten into more trouble than ever since he died.   We...