Where I was seven years ago seems like an entirely different universe when compared with where I’m at now. Back then, things were so much more simple. I was carefree & happy. And seven years ago today, marks the day of a downward spiral. Everything has gotten so much worse for me. I miss having my best friend around to talk to. The one person that I could spill my heart out to is gone. That is probably the worst day that I have ever encountered in my life. Natalie was young was she passed, 28. After she died, all I wanted to do was lay in bed and cry. I didnt care about doing anything anymore.Of course I was sad when she died, but more than anything I was mad and angry. I felt betrayed that she would leave me knowing that I had been through this before with my dad. I felt as though it would just leave me adding another name to the “what if” list. What if she were here today, what would she be doing. Even though its hard not to cry thinkin about her, its also hard not to laugh thinking about her because her personality was so infectious. She loved life and loved her family. Out of all of my sisters, I was closest to her. She was always there to lend a shoulder to cry on never criticized or passed judgement on me. She supported me in everything that I did, no matter how crazy it seemed to her. And her laugh. God, I miss her laugh. No matter how I was feeling, just hearing her laugh would brighten my day up. I’d end up fogetting why I was down in the first place. She made me so happy. I miss her every single day. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t hear a song, taste a food, or see something that reminds me of her. As the years pass by, I’m afraid that the memories I cling to are going to start slipping away. What I would give just to have another day with her. To hug her. To hear her laugh. To see her smile. I miss my sister more than words can express. Sometimes I sit and think about how different both our lives would be if she were still here today. How our children could play together. How we would grow old with gray hair crackin jokes at one another. However, those only images conjured up in my mind. Never to be a reality. But I cherish the moments that we were able to share and the memories that we created together. Even though she isnt here, she will forever be a part of who I am and who I want to be. I love and miss her very much and it was such a blessing and true honor to have had her as my sister for 14 years.
Natalie Noel Naud
December 24,1974-August 17,2003