Death is a *funny* thing, and please don't take that in a comical sense.

I found out this morning that a girl I knew was found dead in her home yesterday morning. I'm assuming she ingested some drug(s), possibly pills, because they have to do an autopsy to find the cause of death. That said, it would be difficult to tell if it's a suicide. ...A nice girl, a cheerleader, and very young. Sixteen, I believe?

Just two weeks of school left, and this is going to be very awkward considering that she was in my PE class, and I've had her all year long in at least one of my classes both semesters. She'd partner up with one of my friends occasionally and we'd all play badminton together.

I thought something was up when I got to school this morning and more than half the student body was missing. We were supposed to have a senior farewell assembly today, too, but it's been moved to Friday for this reason. Some people, because they're absolute creeps, aren't understanding why the ridiculous assembly was cancelled... Oh no, please excuse her grieving friends and everyone who knew her because this senior assembly is so fucking important. That, and I've caught one person joking that "oh, a cheerleader died." I don't get how some people can be so inconsiderate and mean.

Mostly, though, people are shocked.

I feel bad for her family and friends, but it's always odd and weird when a sudden death happens just for the fact that it's unexpected.