This thread and comment right here got me thinking about people I grew up with who died. I already knew of a few of them, mostly dead from drugs or suicide, and I thought of this girl who apparently went into some terrible downward spiral after either high school or college. I hadn't seen her since high school and wasn't close with her but rubbed shoulders with her throughout childhood. A few years ago I came across her social media accounts and it looked like she became a drug addict. She had a lot of photos taken without the flash on and in dark settings and this ran counter to her being an attractive blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl who never struck me as depressed or sad or anything. There were photos of her pregnant as well and it looked like the father was some scuzzy-looking druggie who would have never had a chance dating this good-looking girl in high school.

I remember helping my friend try to get with her during statistics class when they were texting each other and I was telling him some things to text (wish I didn't in hindsight since he's a douche years later) and though it didn't occur to me, he was trying to have sex with and I was unwittingly aiding him in his pursuit. I thought he just wanted to date her or something and not just do anything to bang her.