The following is an Easter letter I've written (in story form) to my best friend Quinn, who died on October 27, 2011. 

Dear Quinn,
Happy Easter, baby! Today has brought so many memories to my mind...and so many tears to my eyes.
Do you remember in 8th grade, when we decided to spontaneously have our own Easter egg hunt in your backyard? We thought, "Why let the little kids have all the fun? We'll host the best Easter egg hunt this city's ever seen!" Just another one of your crazy ideas that I got dragged into.
We must have spent HOURS buying candy, plastic eggs, baskets, decorations, etc. Our moms were so mad when they found out how much money we had spent. But it was all worth it, wasn't it?
Then came the guest list. Should we invite my little sister and her friends? What about your older sister? No way would she want to go. What about the kids from school? Which ones would come and which ones were just laugh it off and tease us for being stupid.
In the end, we just decided to have everyone come! My sister brought three friends, we invited about 10 of our friends from school, and even your sister brought her boyfriend!
By that time, we had come to the conclusion that if we were going to have more than 10 people participate in the hunt, there was no way your tiny little backyard would be enough space? So my mom said, "Why not hold it in the park across the street from our house?"
It was decided. The next couple days were spent mapping and charting out where to hide each and every egg, how many eggs we would hide, how much candy to put in each egg, the time limits, the boundaries, what to put in the extra-large plastic bunny rabbit that would serve as the hidden jackpot...you slept over that night and we fell asleep at 3am. We could barely lift ourselves out of bed the next morning!
But eventually, we managed to pull each other out of the house. We each took a backpack with candy-filled eggs, maps and water bottles. It was Easter morning, around 8 o'clock and we set off towards the park to "hide the loot" as you called it.
By 10 o'clock, the eggs were hidden and my house was full of eager people. As it turned out, your sister's boyfriend had brought along his little brother, who had brought along two friends of his own. You and I looked at each other; it was a good thing we had decided at last minute to buy and hide extra eggs!
The hunt started at 11 o'clock. Immediately, alliances were formed and everyone made a mad dash to find their eggs. Screams of triumph could be heard throughout the entire neighborhood as eggs were discovered. We sat back in the grass, watching the chaos enfold, and grinned at each other. We had hidden the eggs in trees, bushes, gopher holes, buried them in the grass, stuck them behind rocks, in every little place imaginable.
The hunt ended after about an hour, and everyone returned to the starting point, sweaty, exhausted, faces streaked with dirt, but satisfied with their findings. Suddenly, one of my sister's friends shouted out, "Wait! What about the jackpot bunny? Did anyone find it?"
Confused glances were shared across the group; it seemed as though no one had been able to discover our hidden treat. You looked at me questioningly and I nodded. Ever so slowly, you pulled a giant, candy-filled rabbit out from behind the rock we had been leaning against.
"Oops. Looks like we forgot to hide it." you said, shrugging innocently.
Within seconds, people had opened their eggs and were pelting you and I with jelly beans. Everyone was laughing as we shrieked and ran back to the house for safety. Everyone gathered in my backyard for an Easter barbecue that our dads had set up and the rest of the day was filled with eating, laughing, and an endless supply of chocolate.
Anyways, I was just remembering that today. It's one of my favorite memories I have of us together.
I miss you so much, Quinners. I think about you every second of every day and hope that you're thinking of me, too.
Please continue to watch me from heaven, and smile down on me.
You meant more to me than you'll ever know, and I love you more than words can describe.
Love always, your best friend forever ♥