Years went by, and we only got closer and closer. We went through our awkward adolescent phase together, often sharing our secrets with the other. We went through the things that most girls went through in our age, we experimented with makeup, sometimes for fun and sometimes not, we tried on new clothes, trying to find a unique style that identified us, and overall attempted to make the most of what we had left in our childhood.

I won’t lie to you, there were many moments that made my heart skip a beat and almost want to jump out of my chest. Those were the moments when we held hands for just a bit longer then necessary, or when naked skin would casually brush against naked skin. It was when huge grins would break out on our face just from seeing each other. The times when we both found ourselves enamored in a world consisting of only us.

In short, we became best friends, closer then any other around us.

When we were in high school, we were the famous duo. We both played sports, her football and me hockey. Now, if you saw us, you wouldn’t think that we would be capable of handling such extreme sports, but you’d be surprised, we were awesome at it. Like I was saying, we were popular through high school. We lived in Mississauga, Ontario up here in Canada, so things were more peaceful then what I might imagine schools might be in other parts of different countries. Bullying didn’t really exist, but if it did it was really small and discreet. Popularity mainly consisted of people who stood out, no matter their looks or their background.

Because of that, we were in the zone in high school. We were the type of best friends that would casually flirt jokingly in public but still keep an air of maturity. I think that was what made us so popular. We complimented each other very well. We were a lot alike in some aspects, yet completely opposite in others. People around were very casual, and we were well liked among the general population. Of course there was the occasional faction who disliked us solely because we were popular, but we didn’t pay much attention to them mainly because we didn’t really care about the popularity. To us, high school was all about having fun while you still could, but still retaining the boredom of classes, and pressure of grades.