My Beloved Friend Phillip Duan (Phat Phat) Jones

On August 22, 2007, Phillip ceased to run on earth, only to run on forever in our hearts and minds. He was a senior and the funniest person you could ever meet. He was my first friend (guy friend that is)ever at PCW.One day I was just sitting at the lunch table by myself just looking around when he came to my table and introduced himself as phat phat! He asked me a few questions then invited me to go sit with him and a few of his friends, so I did. I loved that boy with all my heart!! He had this thing for white girls. It was soo funny...everytime I would ask him to do something for me, his reply was "anything for a whitegirl" and it wasnt a racis thing either. About 2:50 p.m. on Aug 22nd , several students were running along the trail when they came to a flooded section along the North Canadian River, where the water was about 8 inches deep. Phillip didnt know how to swim and had bad shoulders. He was about out of the water when his shoulders gave up. When I seen it on the news I didnt even realize that it had been him. Well the next day I went to school and realized it was my Phillip. I cried my eyes out. I had just seen him in the hall right before he ran and he ran to me and gave me a hug. His last words to me were " I love ya lil ma, dont forget we have plans to hang out this weekend" and took off running down the hall again. Me and phat were sooo close...it was like a older brother I never had. He had a logo and it was "If there's not a track in heaven, I dont wanna go". Thats how much he loved to run. To this day I still have the hardest time believing he is gone. Its been almost a year, but feels like yesterday. Phillip will forever run on in my heart. I know that God has taken him to a better place and he can run all he wants now.I LOVE YOU PHAT PHAT!!!

Me and my Bestie!!

It was my sophmore year and I was new to PCW Highschool. I was scared cuz the school here is sooo much bigger then where I had come from. Well I went the first month not knowing anyone. It really sucked. Well one day I went in class and sat in a different spot. And this girl came in and looked at me and smiled and introduced herself. After that me and her just started talking. We always talked about one day me and her need to hang out. One friday we decided to go ahead and ask if she could stay at my house. So we asked and it was cool with both of our parents. She said she had to wait till her mom got back from shopping then she would be over. Well it started getting late and I started thinking she wasnt going to come. So about 10 I went to lay down to go to bed. Well I got a phone call and it was her saying that she was on her way. I was really happy. She got here and we hung out in my room and listened to music. Well after that we became closer and closer. She was always staying at my house. We became like sisters. She was the only friend I was ever allowed to have stay the night on school nights. Well this past summer she was put in a foster home and now we dont get to see eachother that much. Its been kind of hard but have kept in touch and are making things work. She is the best friend anyone could ever ask for!!