THE SHORT LIFE OF A LONG SOUL

All week long I felt weird, Strange and uneasy if you may. I was constantly slapped with the urge to divulge in sadness. I went to see the fault in our stars, listened to all the sad songs in the book and I just knew something was not right. I kept talking about this one person, sent her messages  rang her, all attempts were futile.  It wasn't until the evening of June 23rd that all my suspicions were confirmed I finally got the answer, something was indeed wrong, Her beautiful soul had past away.

 It's been a couple of months since her passing and one day doesn't go by without me thinking about the beautiful human that was Estella Chinwebudu Ariolu. It was in JSS3, during summer extension classes that I met her. Her tall skinny frame I saw. She had a massive white bandage around her ankle as she was ill but the biggest smile in the world like nothing was wrong. From the corner of my eye I saw her and said "I'm so sorry about your leg" boom!! That was the beginning of me witnesses the awesomeness of this soul. She sent me gifts (digestive biscuits and drinks hahaha) to say thank you for caring. Oh God that melted my heart and I knew she was special. All summer we spent hours on our mums' phones talking absolute nonsense but it was amazing. We went through high school and became extremely close, the only downside was she was ill. She was unable to participate in most things kids of our age did because she was in the hospital for the most part of her life.
We were all admitted into the university except for her, she couldn't as a result of her being constantly being ill. I made sure I visited her and stayed with her as often as I could, looking back now it was not enough. I wish I spent so much more time.

Estella c Ariolu, my guidian angel I hope everyday that I am woken up and told that indeed it was all a dream. I love you so terribly much and no day has gone by without thoughts of you in my head. Somehow you creep in and I hold myself back so I don't say something out loud. The positivity you exuded minimised the level of pain you endured. Your last phone call to me was just a month before you passed. You said "I love you so much, thank you" no one will ever understand how much you meant to me NO ONE!!!!!!

Haha my sincere apologies to anyone kind enough to read this for turning this into one sappy ass story, I've just missed her so much and did not know what to do. You blessed everyone you came across I know that for a fact. You were heaven sent my baby and I know you at peace, where the pain is no more .....