Rory

Rory told her that Mike got picked up in a black SUV one day, never came back. And I started putting those pieces together.

You know, they ask, well, when's the last time you've seen him? Frankly, I said years.

You know, they ask, well, when's the last time you've seen him? Frankly, I said years.

We were best friends. We were just always around each other. I could tell something was off. I just haven't heard from Mike for a while. I had texted him at some point in time. He never responded. And then I'm like, what's going on with Mike's Facebook? I go to his page, and he wasn't even my friend anymore.

We were best friends. We were just always around each other. I could tell something was off. I just haven't heard from Mike for a while. I had texted him at some point in time. He never responded. And then I'm like, what's going on with Mike's Facebook? I go to his page, and he wasn't even my friend anymore.

Clearly, something wasn't right.

Clearly, something wasn't right.

Just gone. Everybody's hair was raised. You know, what's going on?

Just gone. Everybody's hair was raised. You know, what's going on?

This is a photo of Mike and I. We're at my house that I grew up in. We would just have fun as kids, ride our bikes all day long, and go on adventures, always playing around the neighborhood.

This is a photo of Mike and I. We're at my house that I grew up in. We would just have fun as kids, ride our bikes all day long, and go on adventures, always playing around the neighborhood.

He was great at playing drums. Eventually he learned to play guitar.

He was great at playing drums. Eventually he learned to play guitar.

We all grew up together. It was around seventh or eighth grade, Mike had a crush on Lori. He wanted to figure out the best way to ask her out. We had come up with this great idea of playing boys to men in the background. So that's how they ended up dating.

We all grew up together. It was around seventh or eighth grade, Mike had a crush on Lori. He wanted to figure out the best way to ask her out. We had come up with this great idea of playing boys to men in the background. So that's how they ended up dating.

I was his best man and this was us together.

I was his best man and this was us together.

He eventually got his commercial pilot license, worked for Piedmont.

He eventually got his commercial pilot license, worked for Piedmont.

When I moved down to Florida, that's when they moved down to Florida.