I had known for a while that she hadn’t been doing well, but as her health got worse and she was forced to move back in with her parents, our friendship lightly fizzled. We lived across the country and she had been going through a rough health crisis while the rest of the Earth was going through an entirely different rough health crisis. We had sent each other video game memes over the years, but responding to them was never a big priority. Since the message had gone blue in iMessage, I thought it was because she was busy or, more likely, it wasn’t a very good meme. Related: For The Love of God, Stop Breaking Classic Games ![]() In fact, on the day she died, I had sent her a Wario meme and she had never responded. She had died a few days before I even heard. After seeing a few posts here or there, I finally found an obituary and confirmation from a family member. ![]() When I heard from someone that my friend Sara died, I did what everyone does in this stupid sci-fi future world: I texted her and, when that failed, I checked on social media. ![]() I know the title of this article is ridiculous, but stick with me here.
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