THE TRAGEDY OF MARSHAL

THIS BLOG HAS BEEN HACKED BY ALIVIA ERICKSON

This is a tribute to the one and only love of my life:
MARSHAL.

We met on a sunny day in October of 2009. I was a frightened, awe-struck freshman at APU taking a walk through a whole new world. The hot rays of the Californian sun were burning my face and shoulders as my eyes were burning out of their sockets. I hate wearing sunglasses. So there I was, walking down across the bridge on my way to the WALK when I saw him run past. He was magnificent. He dove into the bushes and hid from my gaze but I waited for him to return. I wasn't going to miss out on this opportunity for friendship. He snuck back out of the bushes and stayed on the pavement where I could admire him. He was a beautiful specimen. A wonderful lizard. I think he even smiled at me. We sat for a few awe-filled moments in each other's presence before he scurried off into the shade. It was love at first sight. Yes. It does exist.

We had a little deal me and my lovely lizard friend. We would meet outside of the RD's Mod in the shire on my way to D-group every Friday morning (His dwelling place was beneath their porch) and he would surprise me throughout the rest of the campus. Each time I got to see him was a magical moment and a light in my day. He was wonderful. But all that magic came to an end in one tragic event.

So there I was, on October of 2010, walking from my home in the Bowles to East Campus... it was a scorching hot day much like the day we first met ... I was walking through the Mods ... and I went to Marshall's special place where we would meet and spend time together ... and... and... and... there he was. Yes, he WAS there. However, he was lying on the ground. DEAD. SMOOSHED. YOU COULD SEE THE BIKE TIRE TRACK imprinted on his tiny body. I knelt down on one knee and placed my head in my hand. Tears flowed from my eyes and evaporated on the cement near his shattered remains. My heart was torn into two.


I will never be the same. I loved the little lizard with my whole heart and I'm still healing from this tragedy. I have not given up on finding his murderer. These are my suspects:
 - Tess BATES
 - Steven GROVER
 - Laura MELLER
 - Levi PETERSON
 - Nick FANTON
 - Jon FIRMAN
 - Jen HORCHLER
 - Tyler JANGAARD
 - Nick CADOODLE
 - Kevin PASCHALL
 - Jessie ERICKSON
 - The Cast of GLEE
 - Campus SAFETY

If you have any information on this terrible event please contact me immediately.

P.S. Happy Birthday KRISTEN! WE LOVE YOU!