One of the many memories I have of Marilyn was during our famous Form Three half-term Nakuru Trip. Due to a turn of events, some of us ended up having to catch a matatu to meet up with the rest of the students and the teachers who were waiting for us in Nakuru. I think there were about 10 or 12 of us who rode the matatu that day, Marilyn included. Marilyn made the trip even more eventful. She was so excited about the whole journey and was so content on getting to our destination, come rain or shine, and she wasen't going to let anything stand in our way(thats just the kind of friend she was, very dedicated). I remember Marilyn had to sit in the front passenger seat alongside 2 other passengers, including the driver, since she was the smallest one of us. The music was blaring so loud and I remember the song 'Secret Rendezvous' by Karen White blasting so loudly in our ears...oh my gosh. I remember there was a moment when I was looking at the road ahead of us and seeing the beautiful sunset and thinking to myself...Oh My Gosh..what are we doing???? I remember Marilyn complaining about one of the passengers in the front, I think he had a funky smell or something and he kept bothering her...oh my Lord!!! But nevertheless, we all kept a look out for each other making sure none of us was being taken advantage of by the matatu conductors or the other passengers. Our source of communication was by shouting loudly to each other even though we were scattered in different seats in the matatu. We didn't care what anyone thaught, all we cared about was getting to Nakuru and that we were all O.K. The passengers were not at all delighted at us, and their faces told it all...utter disgust. They probably thaught we were some rich spoiled clueless city girls on a weekend joy-ride...too funny!!! And then to add on to everything, there was a point when the matatu stopped in the middle of the Nakuru-Naivasha road, amid darkness, to change the tires. We got so scared that we decided to get out of the matatu to make sure nothing fishy was going on and at which time we decided to take a photo-op...Crazy!!! It was a trip that none of us will ever forget. Marilyn was one of those loyal and honest friends a person could have, it was part of her nature. She had a warm heart and a subtle strong spirit and I will miss her dearly.