Jessie

Yesterday, April 19, 2001 around 5 o clock pm, my dog and best friend Jessie was hit and killed by a car. Though she died shortly after the accident, she did live long enough to get off a road, and one of our neighbors happened to see the whole thing. He came to get us, but she had died a couple minutes before we got there. She was 7, but very youthful, and had many years left. The driver of the car that hit her didnt even stop, so I will never know who that person was. That was the worst part, but the second worst was probably having to wrap her up and clean up the spilled blood and guts. Its a scene I will never, in my life, forget.

Jessie,

I took off school today to try and make sense of all this. I mean, I was just cutting the grass and you were running around like you always do, but this time you went too far and it really cost you. I remember our talk just like 15 minutes before it happened. I can only see your lifeless body looking pitifully at me with gray rolled back eyes, and I just can't accept not having you with me to pet, and scratch your head, and have you be there with that doggie smile in the mornings when I wake up.

Yesterday was probably the hardest day I've had in my life and today is not much better. I keep thinking about how if maybe I had just checked on you for a minute, this wouldnt have happened. Deep down I know i know its not my fault you died, but I cant help think about the little things I could have done, that would have changed the world for me.

Jessie one of these days I will get to see you again and you can once again be that best friend you were since the day i got you. I have your tags and blanket for memories, but its just not enough.

I remember when I was 7 and I picked you out of the litter. Even though now I am just 14, that day 7 years ago is my earliest memory. Everybody here misses you, but I miss you more than anybody. Im sorry about what you had to go through, but I know its all okay now. I always love you, and can't wait to see you one of these days, but I think I wanna hang aroung for a little while, and give to another dog what you gave to me.

Until I come, you can run free with your new doggie family and chase those birds all day. Sooner or later I will get to see you again, but I will never forget all those days of just running around nowhere in particular.

You will probably see mom and dad first, but I know you will wait for me at the Rainbow Bridge.

In your memory for my lost, best friend,
Davis