I was in that dark place again. The one with the crushing grief and guilt. The place that gave my
regret just the right sharpness it needed to slice me in a million pieces. The place where all I
could think of was her. Her brilliant emerald green eyes. Her straight long hair with the jet black
color that matched my own. Her joyful presence at my side. And all of it, all of her was gone. It
felt just like yesterday that I was taking her to dinner. Just yesterday I was holding her in my
arms, engulfed in her warm embrace. Then as suddenly as she came into my life she was taken from it. Murdered.