First time I met someone who became important to me

The beginning of my sophomore year of high school, I tried out for the school musical. It was an incredible experience that I would relive if I ever had the opportunity. During auditions I met many cool people that I never knew before. All of them had an affect on my life in some kind of way, and I would never forget them. One in particular that changed my life, was my now best friend forever Johari Mackey.

When I first met Johari we were auditioning for the school musical. We were in the dance portion of the audition, and I was and still am a horrible choreographer. I first noticed Johari because we were both next to each other at the back of the stage. I was impressed that she was just a freshman with so much talent being able to pick up dance steps so easily and perform them well also. Not only could she dance, but she had a voice to match! We really had great chemistry from the start. I’ve always liked to be around girls I could talk to who are not judgmental. It was amazing how Johari just got me, and I got her. Eventually, when the directors posted the people who made the cast, I was ecstatic that Johari and I made the cast! Are relationship was great before, but after the musical, our relationship grew even further.

As time went on as well as rehearsals, I noticed Johari and me spending more and more time together; on the bus, sitting together wherever we were. We spent so much time together that a boy asked us if we were boyfriend and girlfriend. I was about to answer no, until Johari came out and told him we were best friends. We have many things in common such as, our careers, and our colleges we want to go to, and the things we like to do in our free time.

After the musical was done and over, Johari and I decided to join the speech team. During this period, we spent Saturdays around each other. This was also the time I noticed how much Johari meant to me. It was an awkward feeling for a week or so because I had never in my life had a friend as close as her before, and I honestly couldn’t and still can’t imagine my life without her in it.
Now it is a new year, and Johari and I are still best friends forever. We have gotten into arguments about things, and sometimes some arguments were worse than others. However our friendship is real, so we learn how to forgive each other, and that’s what keeps our friendship strong. When I look back on this year and a half I’ve known Johari, I can’t believe that someone entered my life, and became so important to me like she did. When I think of how I met her and how I never expected someone like her to enter my life, I always think of the quote, “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”