Running outta time
Years ago, I met this sweet, funny, very pretty girl who was just a bit too young for me.
But we got along really well and kept in touch here and there.
She was the girl I mentioned to you here.
The last time we spoke, we said we’d have a playdate with our kids but then life got into the way.
Life always seems to get in the way.
Found out via social media that she just died.
So, like with my friends Bobby and Kirk, Alison, and my dad, I thought Olivia and I would have enough time in life to see each other again.
I’m always so wrong.
We weren’t super close, so I don’t have any details beyond what was listed in her obituary.
So, I’ll be mostly back to normal soon, but her family doesn’t have that luxury.
I have some ideas what happened based on our last conversation, but I suppose that’s between her and me.
It hit me hard, though. Sat down after I read it. It took my breath away.
She was so young; she was a teen when we met and only 36 when she died. Like Alison.
And like Alison, she left a little kid behind, except this kid not only loved her mom, she knew – really knew – her mom.
Dunno which kid is in a worse position, actually.
But I suppose that’s irrelevant at this point.
Goodnight, Olivia.
Everything is so unfair, and I’m so sorry for that.
I wish you could have stayed.
Location: my head, remembering my possible pasts
Mood: gutted
Music: Let’s hit the road, friend of mine, wave goodbye to our thankless jobs (Spotify)
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4 replies on “Goodnight, Olivia”
Sorry about Olivia. Not sure what’s in the air these days, there’s been too many sudden deaths lately 😭 It makes me so sad. Like those who mattered are no longer on earth. Time is precious and as we get older it gets even more precious 💕
That is so true. If nuthin else, it forces me to catch up with people that I take for granted will always be around.
Very sorry for your loss, Logan. I know you weren’t in close contact, but it still is hard to lose someone you care about.
Sometimes it takes a story like Olivia’s to make us all realize that life is short and we shouldn’t waste time. It also shows us that we never know someone’s story from the outside.