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My Best Friend

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Eighth grade was my favorite year. Partly because it was easy, and partly because I had classes with my best friends—but it was mostly because it was where I met him. The first day of school he was a stranger. I could tell at a glance that he was introvertive, from the cross of his arms, from the way he walked, and most importantly, from the way he didn’t talk. To put it bluntly, he was the most uninteresting person at school...but that was what made him the most interesting. We’ll call this boy James. James was friends with John, who was one also one of my close friends. On the first day of school it was obvious that James was only comfortable around a few people, so often he hung around John like a shadow. Wherever he was, James was. At a glance he didn’t seem very imposing, but I found out soon enough that he was stronger than he let on, since I blessed to have gym with him. He had a mustache—which admittedly did throw me off, but like it grew on him, it grew on me. After a couple of weeks of English and gym with James, I thought I had a decent grasp of his personality. He was quiet, and usually didn’t speak until he was spoken to, but when he had something to say, he’d say it and boy did he mean it. Like his stature his drone like voice was always composed, but the few conversations they had proved him intelligent and surprisingly nerdy. Jame’s smiles were also a big bonus. They were sudden, and shocking it would rock the world because he’d smile so rarely that I

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