Scarlett: A Bridesmaid Lost, An Angel Gained

RIP Scarlett Hubbard

A week ago my world was turned upside down. A close friend of mine lost her life-long battle with Cystic Fibrosis. This friend of mine was not just any friend. She was one of my best friends at school, a future bridesmaid and well, my partner in crime. The one thing that college has taught me is that as quickly as you form friendships, those very same friendships can die just as quick and if not, faster. However, my friendship with Scarlett never died, and in fact, it grew rapidly.

Like any new relationship, when a bond is built instantly and blossoms into something neither of the parties can control, it’s frightening. This is what happened to us. No one wants to let someone into their life to see them for who they really are; especially me. Scarlett showed me that it was OK to let people into your life and love them unconditionally. We had only been friends for two years prior to her death, but it felt like we had known each other for eons.

I’m going to miss binging out on sweets in her dorm room and watching random poorly made movies that she received via Netflix. Or, our endless conversations that restricted me from actually doing my schoolwork, but I mean, it’s not like I actually wanted to study.

The pale-skinned, blue-eyed blondie was a bucket of sunshine that came with a loud mouth in a tiny package. Scarlett taught me how to live my life to the fullest by example because she did what she wanted and when she wanted within good reason. Each day at school is a struggle for me because I never went a day without seeing or talking to her whether I trekked up 3 flights of stairs to her room in our residence hall, or silly texts because we shared the same sense of humor.

So Scarlett, I’m tattooing your name across my heart, where it will remain, because not even death can make us part. I promise to live my life like you would have wanted me to: happy, healthy and humble. The point of this post is really to give me my last bit of closure because every now and then, sadness takes over but I'll be all right.