Jeff

Jeff

He paid extra to lay asleep in a casket seventy years before his reservation was made.

I want to tell you about a seventeen year old boy named Jeff. He was born in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona in a nice house. His mom and dad soon divorced and went their separate ways. His mom moved to Portland, Oregon and the dad had the kids in Tucson. His two older sisters soon moved out and his dad fell in love with the woman next door. His dad moved to the house next door leaving Jeff to, more or less, take care of himself. Once in awhile he would have dinner with everyone. He got himself to school everyday and made pretty good grades. He started playing the electric guitar and would sit and play with the songs on the radio. He reminds me of you guys- always looking for a good time. Before his junior year in high school, he decided to move to Portland with his mom and her new husband. Jeff is pretty amazing. He was an all- star athlete. He played quarterback for the football team and baseball in the summer. He had dreams of becoming a doctor and making something of himself. His goals in life were amazing. He rally could make something great with his life. Nothing seemed to be stopping him. Like a ship, he was full speed ahead in life.

During this Christmas break, some people came to visit. On the Wednesday after Christmas, Jeff took a girl who was also visiting to play some pool. As they were walking, he told her about the crack he had been smoking and how he had also started smoking cigarettes. He told her he had been crack free for about two weeks. She thought he was kidding.

Ever since she had met him, she thought he was so amazing. He was nice and caring to others. He was always there to help and listen to your problems. She looked up to him and almost envied him. He had all these great friends who were there for him. She was baffled with the thought of him living alone and would always call him to make sure he was doing O.K. He seemed to keep himself off drugs and out of trouble all by himself without someone watching him. In her eyes, Jeff was this magnificent guy.

So when she and Jeff started playing pool, he pulled out a cigarette, her heart was crushed. His brick wall of pure greatness collapsed like an earthquake collapses buildings. She could now see his reality; it just blew her away. Jeff now seemed like everyone