Ach. Similar story with one of my friends, but

by brionic , Friday, January 31, 2014, 10:33 (3892 days ago) @ Otony

our friendship started EARLY and ended in middle school. His demons had perturbed me for several years, and I, like you, ended up pulling back, to his dismay. We lost touch, reconnected, briefly, and then he somewhat infamously melted down and hanged himself a few years ago in such a way as to spur mayhem and attention, and to shame his parents.

Also, like you, an unexpected rush of emotion clobbered me, the navigation of which required some clear thinking.

I still wonder about it, while counseling myself.

In other, less rambling words, I hear you and likewise shake my head and quietly mutter, Otony.