This was the picture they used at her funeral.
Only two months away from graduation and the love ones who surrounded her didn’t even bother to see the warning signs. They were there, she made excuses for missing end of the year parties, quit extra curricular activities saying, “it is too hard to keep up with my course load this year with all of my AP classes.” Bridgett was pushing friends and family to make the end easier. The worst part is that they didn’t even bother to ask questions. Classmates snickered behind her back say, “what? is she suicidal or something? she USED to be fun.” The truth is, she was suicidal. Suddenly is wasn’t so funny to mention that “S word” anymore.
The initial shock brought on a wave of sadness and grief. Many cried and talked to counselors at school. Between the spasms of crying, the family went through denial as well quietly asking themselves, “why?!” and reassuring themselves she had a good life. She was considered popular, always doing various activities with friends. She had straight A’s from the beginning, as well as being accepted into the gifted program in fifth grade.
There was no notes, no explanation in the end. The truth, that even her boyfriend will never know, was that the cause was an onset of depression from an unknown pregnancy.
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