Just a boy and a girl trying to take on the world.

    I remember the first time I saw you... I knew you were different, simply by that quirky smile of yours. I was new here, so I was really uncomfortable. But there was something about you, a certain warmth radiating through the whole room, that made me feel welcome. I was 2 years younger, so I expected nothing less but to be another face in the room with no meaning. You proved me wrong. You actually talked to me. You were friendly and accepting. That was the first time I ever talked to you, and I knew from that instant you were unlike any guy I'd ever met.
      Over a year and a half later, and you're my best friend. You're not around anymore, but it means a lot that you still keep in touch and take interest in my life. I wouldn't trade our friendship for the world. Anytime I hear a Beatles song, I instantly think of riding in your truck, windows down, and the stereo blasting out. God knew the kind of friend I needed, and I guess it was you. I'm forever thankful.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder." You never really know the true meaning until you experience it.