See you later

My best friend Anthony passed away. We met at a past job and worked together for two years. Our friendship grew over the years, though I did not know that our friendship would only last a total of three years. Anthony and I became fast friends as we worked together and developed a friendship outside of work. I used to hold monthly tea parties for my friends and coworkers and Anthony was always the first friend to arrive in the last friend to leave. We went to movies together and out shopping together for clothing. People thought we were a couple sometimes, but we were never romantic, just really good friends. He was actually my best friend. My heart broke when he went into the hospital. I had asked him to go to the hospital sooner, but he refused. He did finally get there, and I did get to visit him and bring him balloons and corn muffins. We got to laugh and joke around and I got to tell him I loved him and I got to kiss him on the forehead before I said goodbye. Actually I never said goodbye, I said “See you later.” A good friend let me know that he had passed away in the hospital a week later. A part of me died that day. I moved through life in slow motion, dark clouds following me everywhere. I cried, I screamed, and yelled at Anthony for leaving me. I asked him to send me a sign, to light up the sky with the rainbow so I would know that he was OK. Then one day while I was driving home from work, I saw this amazing rainbow in the sky. I got what I had asked for, a sign from Anthony letting me know that he was OK. I pulled over to the side of the road so I could take pictures of this rainbow. It was actually a double rainbow, and it was just breathtaking to witness it. I was crying while I was taking pictures and thanking Anthony for hearing me and responding with this beautiful sign that lit up the sky. I knew in my heart that Anthony was still there, still watching over me, and that he would always be there. I’m still comforted to this day knowing that he is OK, and every time I see a rainbow, I know that it is Anthony, and I know that I will see him again someday.