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her name? melissa vari. who was she? an amazing gem in a world of ugly rocks.

i can always picture her in my mind. she had blonde hair that hung naturally straight down to her upper back. she was almost completely blind in her right eye for some reason. so she decided she didn't need to use it and grew her bangs out over that side of her face. of all the things about her i think her eyes caught my attention the most. they were a beautiful shining green and they always seemed to light up when she talked or laughed. and she loved to laugh.

melissa was, by nature, very athletic and she hated to stand still for very long. she hated school and hated being told exactly what to think. she always claimed that if she really needed to know it then they would do more than stick a droning boring teacher in front of her.

she hated brand names too. i never saw her once wearing anything but a plain t shirt or blouse. she said that she wasn't stupid and she wasn't going to pay to wear a brand name on the front of her shirt when they paid other people to model. she figured that if they wanted to get her to wear their clothes they could ask her to with money.

i remember her so clearly. she always laughed and could get othe people to laugh. her veiw of life was that if something bad happened, take five minutes to grieve or feel bad and then, make it good or fun! she brought me out of a derpession and kept me going.

melissa loved to dance. she could dance any dance after seeing it once and she had that natural grace of a ballerina and flow for everything. but she fought like she danced. of course she wasn't one to fight much seeing that she believed in peace and the ability to solve the world's problem through a laugh instead of the sword. even so she wanted to experience everything so she took up karate. i remember the first time she found out i liked to fight. she demanded a quick sparring match. i told her i didn't hit girls and she said that was okay becuase i wouldn't. that of course i couldn't pass up. she challenged me with that so i told her okay. that was my mistake. i hadn't lost to many people before that and i had a first place sparring trophy from a world competition sitting in my room to prove that. still, even as fast and strong as i was i took a heel to the chin and another to the side of the head in the first five seconds. i lost badly but all she did was laugh and wink at me telling me that if i wanted i could try again in five minutes. i learned from her after that and was eventually able to hold my own but damn she was good.

of course she in turn also taught me how to dance somwhat. i could never dance well so she came to my hjouse one day and when i opened the door there she stood with a rose in her teeth and she asked for the dance. needless to say i was suprised but that day i learned to waltz and how to do the irish jig. it was memorable.

i don't know what she saw in me but she seemed to see something becuase she would spend hours with me just talking and getting me to laugh. she made me try new things, made me better at old. she was a fanatic artist and lover of art. she was the one who really brought it into passion for me and used to say she would make me the best so she could brag about it to her friends. she took me from horrible drawings of a fifth grader to what i can do today with portaits and imagery. she believed deeply that art and portraiture in particular was the only way to truly capture the beauty and ugliness of the world. 'you can't have one without the other and being able to take your own hands and create that image and beauty and ugliness is the ultimate power. when you can capture the world perfectly you can capture and understand the souls of people.'- thats what she told me over and over. 'besides, isn't it fun to draw pretty girls?'

she loved music too. in particular she loved three songs. gypsies, tramps, and thieves by cher. does anybody hear her? by casting crowns. and seila by nightwish. she could dance like a goddess to them and feel them in her heart she said. 'music is the auditory essence of the world. it inspires you and me to feel and love and hate. and if it can't do that it will make you dance at least.' she loved it wholeheartedly.

she was so much at once. she loved life and the world no matter what happened. that's what kind of person she was.

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her name? melissa vari. who was she? an amazing gem in a world of ugly rocks.

i can always picture her in my mind. she had blonde hair that hung naturally straight down to her upper back. she was almost completely blind in her right eye for some reason. so she decided she didn't need to use it and grew her bangs out over that side of her face. of all the things about her i think her eyes caught my attention the most. they were a beautiful shining green and they always seemed to light up when she talked or laughed. and she loved to laugh.

melissa was, by nature, very athletic and she hated to stand still for very long. she hated school and hated being told exactly what to think. she always claimed that if she really needed to know it then they would do more than stick a droning boring teacher in front of her.

she hated brand names too. i never saw her once wearing anything but a plain t shirt or blouse. she said that she wasn't stupid and she wasn't going to pay to wear a brand name on the front of her shirt when they paid other people to model. she figured that if they wanted to get her to wear their clothes they could ask her to with money.

i remember her so clearly. she always laughed and could get othe people to laugh. her veiw of life was that if something bad happened, take five minutes to grieve or feel bad and then, make it good or fun! she brought me out of a derpession and kept me going.

melissa loved to dance. she could dance any dance after seeing it once and she had that natural grace of a ballerina and flow for everything. but she fought like she danced. of course she wasn't one to fight much seeing that she believed in peace and the ability to solve the world's problem through a laugh instead of the sword. even so she wanted to experience everything so she took up karate. i remember the first time she found out i liked to fight. she demanded a quick sparring match. i told her i didn't hit girls and she said that was okay becuase i wouldn't. that of course i couldn't pass up. she challenged me with that so i told her okay. that was my mistake. i hadn't lost to many people before that and i had a first place sparring trophy from a world competition sitting in my room to prove that. still, even as fast and strong as i was i took a heel to the chin and another to the side of the head in the first five seconds. i lost badly but all she did was laugh and wink at me telling me that if i wanted i could try again in five minutes. i learned from her after that and was eventually able to hold my own but damn she was good.

of course she in turn also taught me how to dance somwhat. i could never dance well so she came to my hjouse one day and when i opened the door there she stood with a rose in her teeth and she asked for the dance. needless to say i was suprised but that day i learned to waltz and how to do the irish jig. it was memorable.

i don't know what she saw in me but she seemed to see something becuase she would spend hours with me just talking and getting me to laugh. she made me try new things, made me better at old. she was a fanatic artist and lover of art. she was the one who really brought it into passion for me and used to say she would make me the best so she could brag about it to her friends. she took me from horrible drawings of a fifth grader to what i can do today with portaits and imagery. she believed deeply that art and portraiture in particular was the only way to truly capture the beauty and ugliness of the world. 'you can't have one without the other and being able to take your own hands and create that image and beauty and ugliness is the ultimate power. when you can capture the world perfectly you can capture and understand the souls of people.'- thats what she told me over and over. 'besides, isn't it fun to draw pretty girls?'

she loved music too. in particular she loved three songs. gypsies, tramps, and thieves by cher. does anybody hear her? by casting crowns. and seila by nightwish. she could dance like a goddess to them and feel them in her heart she said. 'music is the auditory essence of the world. it inspires you and me to feel and love and hate. and if it can't do that it will make you dance at least.' she loved it wholeheartedly.

she was so much at once. she loved life and the world no matter what happened. that's what kind of person she was.