losing a schoolmate, it's a new feeling... Options

[aud_chua]

i found out this morning that my shoolmate died as he was getting his tux for prom.. i was really shocked cuz he wasn't a bad guy at all.. he was really cool with everybody.. he wasn't associated with any gangs....
it's the first time that someone i knew died.. i never experienced this kind of loss before.. i don't know how to feel... he wasn't really a close friend.. but i feel bad that he's gone..
it just makes me realize how unpredictable life is... how easy life can slip away..
has anyone experienced the loss of a loved one or friend.... or just someone you knew?? how do you cope with it...?

[mystical]

aww, right before prom too. yeah i been there, it hurts alot now knowing that you'll forever never see that person again. Well this person at my junior high just decided to let life go away. I didn't know him that much but i knew him enough. When this happened the school had people that you can go to if you ever needed someone to talk to, you where allowed to leave class as you wish. =\ that was a sad day, it was ironic too when left campus to do it the power went out. It was a really sad day and the rest of the school which was only about 2 week. Its hard to deal with the pain yourself, have someone you can talk to. Express your emotions, its the way i coped with it.