Jurassic Park

By Rayanne Anid

It was after I started to learn the song that I discovered it was one of her favorites too. It didn’t mean much to me at the time, but I’ve always appreciated a pal to jam with. We talked about the parts of the song that made our heart race and why we liked it. It had always been a part of my childhood. Hearing John Hammond’s famous “Welcome to Jurassic Park” quote with the orchestra playing the theme for the movie in the background never failed to give me goosebumps. Nothing has ever made me feel more at home. She only discovered the song because Scott Hoying from Pentatonix liked it. At least she was honest. She passed away only a few weeks later. Anytime I tried to begin playing it, hitting the B flat key on the piano. My hands froze. The song didn’t feel like home to me anymore, it became a painful reminder. A painful reminder that I’d never see her flaming red hair walking down the hallway anymore. A painful reminder that I’d never be able to run and tell her about the next cute boy I’m obsessing over. It took 8 months for me to sit at a piano and be able to play more than just that B flat key. There’s days where I think I’m fine. And others where she’s all I think about. But now I can listen to the song, And feel like I’m home again.