I really am lost for words. Having trouble just writing this post. First time celebrating Donny's birthday without him. I love him and miss him to this very day.
If you weren't at Donny's memorial service the day before his funeral, i got the opportunity to share my thoughts of him. So i wanted to share just a bit of my talk that i wrote up and saved.
THE NIGHT CANDYMAN BECAME REAL ... FOR ME!
Out of the boys in our family, it's hard to pull a prank on me. I have really good awareness and i like to think i have pretty good instincts. Though this wasn't one of those nights.
I was staying over at the Epa household because of training and Vinny was living there. The three of us watched this horror movie called ‘Candy man.’ It was about a killer named Candy Man who is summoned by anyone who looks into a mirror and chants his name five times. After the boring movie, the three of us looked into the mirror and did the same thing. We said 'Candyman' five times and we started cracking up.
Anyways we went to bed and Vinnie was sleeping with Donny in his room and I was sleeping outside upstairs. So I am trying to go bed and the phone starts ringing. I answer it because it’s right there near me but no-one says anything on the other line. This happens occurs again three more times. The phone rings yet no-one on the other line. On the fifth phone call, you hear a voice on the other line whisper ‘Candy man ‘and then it hangs up. I had begun to panic.
Aunty Pauline is calling me from her room asking who is calling and I confidently tell her it’s just the wrong number. In reality I am startled and anxious so I grab my blanket and pillow and go into Donny’s room and notice that Donny and Vinnie were sleeping. As I finally lay down on the mattress on the floor, Donny and Vinnie burst out laughing so hard they fall off their beds and I realize to myself it was them that were pulling a prank on me. I probably swore at them, but definitely remember walking out of the room shaking my head in shame. I was glad that i got to sleep peacefully that night though.
I miss you Donny. Happy birthday brother!!
