Friends

Friends Portrait of a Friend Have you ever had someone in your life who helped you figure out who you were' Someone who showed you the right path. Someone who was there right next you even if you did not take that path. Someone who always seemed to be right, but never held it against you when you were not. Someone whom without your life would most likely be entirely different. I have. Her name was Melissa. Melissa was more than my neighbor. She was more than my mentor. She was my best friend. Melissa lived three houses down from me when I moved into a new neighborhood. She made moving to a new neighborhood a lot easier. She was one of those people who was friends with everybody. She was friends with everyone because she was so special. She was always in a good mood, always had something pleasant to say, and no matter what was going on, she could get you to smile. Melissa was a few years older than me but we were both young. I was in the fifth grade and she was in junior high when we met. She was tall for her age and practically never, life, melissa, someone, always, right, friend, even, showed, people, met, learned, know, everything, yet, words, without, watching, time, something, soft, seemed, say, pleasant, path, out, one, once, new, neighborhood, name, made, long, lessons, laughter, knew