out who 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 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 alot 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

Melissa was a few years older than me but we were

you had to give and never quit, you could never be beat.

would be different if I had never known Melissa. There were so

by my emotions. She was always calm, patient, and even tempered

I know for a fact that my life and my attitudes toward life

She taught me by example. She showed me that getting mad,

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