When we lose someone we love to suicide nothing makes sense. We beat ourselves up reliving every moment to see if we missed something or if there were any signs we just didn’t read. In this collection of perspectives we hear from a small group of people who had nothing but love for a teenage girl simply named “K” who decided that suicide was the only way she could find her freedom. In an attempt to talk it out we hear the perspectives of people who loved her, supported her and in the midst of their grieving process can still smile when speaking of her because that is how impactful her presence was. From the voice of the: Mom, Best Friend, Brother, Theatre Teacher and finally hearing from K we learn what made this wonderful girl so special and try to make the pieces fit make sense soon realizing that it will never make sense. But in the end they all come to a level of closure not for the relationship they had with her but for this brief moment. *This piece may be edited to be performed by any gender. Also note that these are five different perspectives written in short stories from each kind of form.
Perspectives
Mom: Her favorite color was gray. I know that sounds strange to have a daughter whose favorite color was gray. In all of my life I have never met someone who actually enjoyed the color of gray let alone said it was their favorite. I asked her once I said, “Sweetheart, of all the colors in the crayon box why in the world did you choose gray to be your favorite color?” She must have been about six at the time, she looked at me and as she colored with her gray crayon she said, “because mommy sometimes things are dark and sometimes things are light but if you use gray everything will always be right in the middle which means that everything will be fine.” Even at that age she was a spitfire and I thought she was going to be a genius. If she had given herself a little bit more time and forgiveness, she would have been a genius. You have to watch your kids, and I say that in the nicest and yet strictest way possible. You absolutely have to spend your time and focus watching your kids.