Angie

On September 4, 2006, my cousin Angie celebrated her 20th birthday. On September 5, 2006, she died in a car accident. She had just finished high school and this was her first semester at Alcorn State University. She was on the Cheerleading Team and the Soccer Team. She received all kinds of athletic awards and honor awards. She was popular among her peers and she was friends with everybody. She always had a smile on her face and she had a great sense of humor. Unfortunately she was the passenger in a car that was being driven by someone under the influence of alcohol. He lost control of the car, hit a building, the car flipped several times, and then hit a pole. My cousin died from head trauma, and he walked away with a few injuries. None life threatening. The back two passengers fled the scene. The police are investigating the accident, and I am waiting on a police report to see if there is a possible civil suit for wrongful death. Angie left behind her mother, father, 26 year old sister, and 11 year old sister. Its been hard to accept the fact that everytime I go to Mississippi to visit my family, I will never see her again. A once active and vibrant person was reduced to an expressionless shell of what used to be. Her face was swollen from the accident and it was unbelievable that my cousin was no longer smiling. Eventhough I didn't see her everyday, I miss her dearly. I know everybody has a set time on this earth, and none of us can escape death when its our time, but it just seems like she was robbed of her future and we were robbed of our relative at such a young age. I am sure she is resting in peace, in heaven, looking down on us, trying to let us know she is alright now. There is no more pain for her. She is no longer gasping for air. Her scars are healed. Her spirit is free. When I think about it that way, I guess she really is the lucky one. Being that she has jumped the hurdle that most people fear; death. Angie if you are listening to my heart, keep smiling for us.