Dear Anonymous,
Well I found out nine hours ago now and I've been trying to think of something to write here since - because that's what you do when there's nothing left to be done. We didn't know each other all that well so I don't have a lot of memories like a lot of other people posting here. I remember you sitting behind me in Legal Studies, which is a greater triumph of my memory skills than anybody not in that classroom could possibly realise, since the combined soporific power of Mr. Pink's teaching method and Josh's inane ramblings had me all but comatose for the entire year. The fact that I remember you being there must mean you left an impression, since everything else sitting further away from me than my own pencil case remains a blur :P.
So while I don't have many memories of specific encounters with you, what I do remember is that you were always kind, and you were always nice to me. That might not sound like much, but it really is - because it's so incredibly rare, especially in high school. Even though I never said anything (because who ever says things like 'thanks for being cool'?) I appreciated that more than you know, and I still do now. We spoke a couple of times in high school and a few times since on Facebook, but we were never particularly close - and I know that it's me who missed out because of that. I wouldn't worry, you didn't really miss out on much there lol.
But now it seems you've left the cinema before the movie ended, which anybody who knew you even a little bit knows is incredibly unlike you, even if it was because of circumstances beyond your control. Nobody can make sense of it, but what I do know is that you didn't deserve any of this. It's not right and it's not fair. Adults spend a lot of their energy telling us life sucks and is unfair and I don't usually believe a word of that because it's just a steaming pile of crap they're spinning to share their discontent in their own failures... then something like this happens and it makes you wonder - just for one horrifying second - if they may just be right. They're not though, and it's possible I'm being presumptuous here but I don't think you'd want anybody thinking that way either.
But no more of that! That's depressing. I just have one more thing to say. I know it's lame and totally after-the-fact now, but I guess it's better to say these things late than never. So, wherever you are, if you're reading this:
Thank you so much for being so cool.
P.S. Rest now, you've earned it. More than anybody should have to.