My Dearest S4 Class
It is with a heavy heart that I write this. I have already sent you a card wishing you Good Luck for the Exams and was going to do the same in this Blog, but now events have overtaken us.
Who can answer the question as to why Laura took her own life. It is unimaginable. I remember her as a smart, intelligent young girl, who had the same hopes and dreams of all young people. Laura had her own circle of friends who loved her for herself and she was a loyal and good friend in return. She was also my pupil and your classmate and she touched all our lives in different ways. You will know her better than me but I will share my remembrances of her as my pupil.
Laura may have seemed quiet at times but she had a sharp intelligence – she was in our special S3 / S4 class after all – and a quiet but funny sense of humour. She could turn round with a sharp and witty comment at any time, and unexpectedly at that. She worked extremely hard and was always striving to do her best. She will be missed by us all.
So how do we move on from such a tragedy – because it is a tragedy that such a young and vibrant person should take their own life? We cannot imagine the depths Laura reached to take such a step. But we must remember her with joy and love. We must mourne her loss and not forget her and it seems too soon to move on with our own lives. But what you can take from this is how precious life is. All life is precious but I think most especially young life is precious. Laura was precious.
So your exams are approaching, what do you do? You continue. That's all you can do, sit your exams. It doesn't mean you have stopped thinking about Laura – no-one would ask that of you and it is not an offence to Laura's memory because you are still here alive and working to do your best in your exams. It may seem that there are more important things in life right now – and to some extent you are right. But this is an important time for you all right now.
Do your exams. Do them well. And do them for the memory of Laura. And when the exams are over, take time to remember Laura in a way that she would appreciate. In a way that you can all remember her with joy and Love.
Every single one of you are all in my thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
With much love
Miss Joanne Cairns x
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