An average day at the middle school was to go to class for forty-five minutes, get homework, go to the next class, and repeat till two-thirty. This school day wasn’t a typical school day for me. I walked into the school with a stomach full of butterflies, knowing I was going to be called down to the office to meet a new student. That day I was going to use my ambassador skills by helping out the new student entering in the middle of the school year. I love meeting new people and, I wondered who I was going to meet down at the office. I knew nothing about who I was going to meet; nevertheless, I am the type of person that is friendly that reaches out to others and I am a member of the ambassador program at North Middle School.
I go to my first class and I’m sitting down doing my work and then the phone starts to ring. Then and there I felt a little nauseous; I knew the call was for me. My teacher looked at me and smiled she told me to go to guidance, it was time for me to meet the student. Nervously standing onto my shaky legs, I grabbed my backpack and started my walk to the guidance office. The long hallways and the bare stairwell lead me into a silent state that let my brain wonder off into thought. What if this person is a bully that got kicked out of their old school? What if they don’t like me? What is this person going to be like? Would they be my friend? Why was I picked to do this job? They know I’m shy! My sweaty palms grasped the door knob of the office door and I entered. I was looking at a girl my age, my height, long dirty blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, and a black North Face™ jacket with a blue backpack on her back, talking with the guidance counselor. My face had pure nervousness I watched the guidance counselor talk with her. Also I didn’t know but I was looking at my best friend. Suddenly everything became silent that was when I introduced myself and said “Welcome to North Middle School.” Her name is Kyra. As we stood there, here I am standing in deep thought zoning out of the conservation thinking… Does she like me? What does she think of me? Why is this so awkward?  The first day was over and I for sure thought that it went well! The days continued to go well and we sat with each other in the classes that we had together and at lunch we sat together. We seemed to have just bonded perfectly. Trust and friendship started to grow between us.
We knew little that from that day that we were going to be best friends. Our shy hello is now a running hug and excitement that can’t be controlled. So many long lasting memories have been made between us. It’s like we were meant to be sisters, we go through thick and thin times together no matter what. When one of us is absent from school it feels odd. At any time of the day if something has gone down we are always there to lean on and support each other. I couldn’t ask for a better friend. I was so lucky to have the opportunity to be her ambassador otherwise I don’t know if we would ever be this close. If it wasn’t for Kyra I don’t know where I would be, she has given me the best advice on whatever I needed. Who knew that a simple hello in a guidance office would lead to such a valuable friendship that I would never want anybody to replace.