Benjamin

My good friend Annie is in pain. She has a right to be too. She is a nurse,single mother of 2 boys age 24 and 22. They are the love of her life and they love their momma.
Unfortunately the younger son Benjamin loved to shoot up too. He died last week of a heroin overdose. He was staying with Annie at the time. He had been living on the street but Annie had taken him in and he was doing quite well for the last 2 months. My friend Ricky said he saw him the day before he died at the gym and he looked and sounded good. He was without a doubt a beautiful man.
I got an email from Annie this morning and in it she was talking about the Andromeda Galaxy and how there was this red swirling pattern out there. She contemplated on whether or not Benjamin could be a part of it. She said he liked the color red and wheels and it seems like a place he would love to inhabit.
I have been in touch with her. I sat with her after the funeral. I have called her every day. I even gave her a really pretty bling bling ring which, by the way, she loved. I couldn't think of anything to give her. I mean people bring food but who wants to eat? Or maybe flowers but they just die. So, I thought hey nothing says I'm sorry like a nice new ring! What can I say,it made her smile!
So, for now, that is all I can do is be there for her and try to make her smile every once in a while.