“I will always be a part of you, no matter what. God created both of us, in essence, because He created your imagination and bestowed upon you talent. Thus, I am here. Never stop believing in him. When I look into your eyes, I know that you are His child. He has helped you just as He has helped me. We are both rainbow children, and now we say our farewell. Lots of people wouldn’t think I was real…but you, you see me. It is your natural gift. Someday our paths may cross again, if it is meant to be. But remember what I said, or what you told yourself: Cherish what you have while it is with you, for that way it will never be truly and completely gone. Good-bye, dear friend,â€? Essie said to me.
She had wisdom beyond her years. I loved her like a sister or a child. As we hugged, I felt a part of her transmit into me and never leave. As she departed, she seemed almost translucent. Perhaps this was all a dream, I thought wistfully. But I didn’t quite believe that it was.