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08/30/2016
Dr. Laura:
My best friend and I met when we were seated next to each other in ninth grade. I was new to the community, and she was very friendly to me. We helped each other with our classwork too. We also became friendly with two other girls who we met while learning dance routines for our school drill team.
We stayed in touch through college, and once we all got married, we started to drift away. The summer after the four of us turned 40, we decided to have a weekend "friend reunion." It was magical, and it was the chance to reconnect with the one I first met so long ago and rekindle that childhood bond. Our friendship has deepened in the last 25 years. Her family has become mine and vice versa. I know she would drop everything and come running should I need her, and I would do the same for her.
It's now FIFTY years since our first meeting, and I treasure that friendship more than she'll ever realize. And to think it all began because of an algebra teacher's random seating chart!
Deanna
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