One of my most significant friendships stemmed from a connection with another person. The story begins with a girl in my math class my first year of high school. Her name was Anna, Anna and I lived near each other and would often walk to school together because we started class at the same time. We had the same lunch period so I would see her 3 different times during the day. Soon after we met she introduced me to her friend Jade. Recently Jade confessed out of the blue that she didn’t like me at first but once she got to know me she warmed up a bit. The classic I didn’t think I would like you is the base of any great long standing friendship. It’s hard to believe that one encounter with someone could really change the course of your life.

Over the past 6 years we have done it all together. Our time has been filled with studying, games, movies, artwork, holidays, and just walking around with no destination in mind. She is still one of my closest friends up to date. It’s hard to believe how far we have come from just those freshman in high school to being in our sophomore year of college. I think my experience in school would have been very different if I had not become friends with Jade. It would not have been filled with bright moments, terrible puns, weird jokes, pizza times, or after school adventures. Our friendship is very important to me and I would not change it for the world.