leaving me as I run towards him. This is all came true two years ago. I grew into a

loving family, my parents brought me up real well; and having a Korean heritage, my

parents taught me the value of hard work and education. So when I first started school I

studied as hard as I can to please my parents I made many sacrifices along the way the

hardest one was losing a best friend that is not like any other. I never got the chance to

make many friends with all my school work, but when I met mike there was no need for

any other friends. I believed that me and him would grow up and talk about our lives as

adults together. Mike, the best friend I've ever had, changed me.

Mike came to my school in the seventh grade, and we immediately became

friends. Before he came, I felt like an outcast, as I had no friends in the school.

However, until Mike, I never had anyone my age to talk. Mike made me feel confident in

who I was; he reaffirmed my goals. At this stage in our lives, we found appreciation in

each other we both were obsessed by movies

movie, we would sit on his couch with our chips and Coke and talk about our dreams of

think that finding someone who you truly connect with and when you go your own paths

sleepover on weekends. On weekdays, we usually walked over to his house, which was

Losing that kind of bond cuts deep, and I know it's the type of wound that doesn't heal.

talk about girls and who they were; I didn't have to put on my public "cool" mask but

Then we went to separate high schools. We tried to maintain the friendship, and

same problems. We quickly became the best of friends. Halfway through that year, Mike

put himself into my heart, and even if I never see the guy again he changed me forever. I

separation will pain me deeply since the connection between parents and children will

It was the perfect combination. Of course, as two seventh grade boys, it wasn't all great.

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