It was five years ago, almost to the exact date. Eight year-old me walked in to my class on the first day of third grade. I was nervous, just like any first day of school. I looked around at my fellow classmates. Some people I recognized, others I didn't. Then, there was this one girl I saw. She was tall, had long hair, and had this smile that just made you feel happy too when you saw it. I didn't think there was anything all that special about her, but life has a way of pairing you up with people you would never expect. I would later learn that I was very wrong about this girl. Her name was Lily, and although I had no idea at that time, she would become one of the most important people in my life.
As third grade progressed, we became friends. There was nothing special about our friendship, as I was just as good of friends with plenty of other people in our friend group. There was something about her, though, that made her seem different from other girls I had met. She always listened to what I had to say, laughed at my jokes, and seemed like she really cared about what I was saying. It was nice to have someone who was so good a listener. We stayed friends throughout elementary school, although nothing really changed between us. That is, until one day in fifth grade.
I was sitting in …show more content…
She had sent me an email saying how she was bored lying sick on the couch all day. I saw the email and responded, saying how lucky she was to be missing school. I was going to close my email when I saw a reply from her, almost instantly. I read it and responded back. After a little while we realized it was like a text messenger. It was a way we could talk to each other every, even when we weren't at school. And we talked. And we talked. And we TALKED. For hours and hours, hundreds of messages, everyday after school. We would talk, about anything. It didn't matter what, as long as we were chatting we were happy. And my feelings continued to
As third grade progressed, we became friends. There was nothing special about our friendship, as I was just as good of friends with plenty of other people in our friend group. There was something about her, though, that made her seem different from other girls I had met. She always listened to what I had to say, laughed at my jokes, and seemed like she really cared about what I was saying. It was nice to have someone who was so good a listener. We stayed friends throughout elementary school, although nothing really changed between us. That is, until one day in fifth grade.
I was sitting in …show more content…
She had sent me an email saying how she was bored lying sick on the couch all day. I saw the email and responded, saying how lucky she was to be missing school. I was going to close my email when I saw a reply from her, almost instantly. I read it and responded back. After a little while we realized it was like a text messenger. It was a way we could talk to each other every, even when we weren't at school. And we talked. And we talked. And we TALKED. For hours and hours, hundreds of messages, everyday after school. We would talk, about anything. It didn't matter what, as long as we were chatting we were happy. And my feelings continued to