We try to figure out why.
A force that lead to a result, a reason to make it better, to give it a break so that everything will come to sense, a sense where mind and heart knot in one bullet point, of yes, 'that's why'. For most people, they like to linger around to a destination that even further from before. That perhaps brings them to open the reason that not apply to others. Because somehow, the reason is there, it near, and it haven't move yet to other place. It here. And this happen to Cody a character in a novel 'I was Here' by Gayle Forman.
A force that lead to a result, a reason to make it better, to give it a break so that everything will come to sense, a sense where mind and heart knot in one bullet point, of yes, 'that's why'. For most people, they like to linger around to a destination that even further from before. That perhaps brings them to open the reason that not apply to others. Because somehow, the reason is there, it near, and it haven't move yet to other place. It here. And this happen to Cody a character in a novel 'I was Here' by Gayle Forman.
Who Cody? A best friend for Meg, a sister that come out from different mom and dad, a person that she start close with since they are young. They are best friend for life in this smallest town. They share all their secret, problem, crush, and more of those thing they go through, either when they are close enough or far beyond Seattle. That what's Cody thought. She thought she knows Meg more than Meg know herself. Meg a girl that discover others people habit, detail of times their sneeze, solve others people problems, a mother-like to Scottie, her little brother, except when it come to herself, she lost. No only that she lost, she missed some people that was there. She lost and forever she will never be found because she not lost here, she lost there. In a hotel room, with a poison on her hand, she lost her life. She will never come back.
For that, Cody knows something is wrong, Meg will tell her, discuss with her. Meg will. Cody believes Meg is not suicide, she been killed. For few linger around Seattle, meet Alice and Harry, Cody finds out thousand things that perhaps Meg forget to tell her, of went to club, and lost her virginity to Ben in one night stand, come across suicide support group in a web, and have chat with All_BS, who might be the reason why Meg make this decision. Cody confronts Ben and All_BS, and with all the brave in her, she knows she win. Meg is not suicide, she been killed. She meet with Meg parents, Joe and Sue.
Still the truth is not that.
Still the truth is not that.
They tells Cody that they know about the suicide support group, because the police tell them that Meg join that online group that encourage one who cannot bears with life to end their life for best. And they then tell Cody that Meg has Critical Depression that she has it from Sue. Cody breaks, she ask why Meg and why they never tell her about Meg condition. Joe and Sue tell her that because Meg don't want Cody to know about her condition. Cody breaks in crying and ended up knowing the real reason she give all to find the reason, because if someone kill Meg, that will be a better excuse than that Meg kill herself.
In a intertwined of this novel, Cody and Ben make out and finally they continue their relationship. For Meg, her ashes are been thrown in the wind of that small town and her favourite song been played. There are no body in her tomb, they only a words of,
' Meghan Garcia
I was Here '.
That's only for the synopsis. To know more, I encourage your guys to buy and pay for this novel. It a worth of time and money.
' Meghan Garcia
I was Here '.
That's only for the synopsis. To know more, I encourage your guys to buy and pay for this novel. It a worth of time and money.
Honestly, when I'm say it great, it is. Because I'm not your kind of novel reader. I only read the rare found, the great novel.
