It feels as though my heart has been shattered into a million pieces.
So many years, so many memories, so many catch phrases, so many stories, fights, pageants, tears, laughs, performance mixes, shows, texts, road trips, bars and nightclubs, texts and phone calls at all hours of the day or night, you showing up at my house unannounced to pick me and my sewing machine and laptop up at 4am to sew you an entirely new dress and mix a brand new number, so many drinks and shots, and so, so, SO many “questionable life choices”- so much fun.
You were, maybe, the closest thing I’ve ever had to a “best friend”.
I can only imagine what Momma Donna, and your family are feeling right now, because my heart is just ACHING.
I miss you.
I love you.
and
I hope, someday, I’ll hear your voice yelling “MERNA!” Only to turn around and see you standing there, impatiently waiting with that look on your face, followed by “c’mon, get that sewing machine, I got us a new project.”
Thank you, for everything, but mostly- thank you for allowing me into your life, and choosing to be a part of mine.