Thankful for a classmate

I've been attending Whitney Young for quite some time now, and I am grateful to have met so many people who have positively impacted my life. Those teachers, counselors, and friends have always been by my side in my hardest times and have made my high school experience a memorable one. Although I have met and befriended many people, there is one friend in particular who I am especially grateful for. I met her freshman year in our first period physical education class. We hardly talked outside of that gym class, but I would still call her my "best friend." As time went on, we began to talk and hang out outside of the classroom and she actually became the closest friends I've ever had. I think what makes us so close is the fact that we go through similar situations in life, but we are still very different. Her parents are strict and very structured, while my parents are almost non-existent in my life. She's like a sister to me: we trust each other, and help each other, motivate each other, and teach each other. We don't always have the same views on everything, but we respect each other and learn from each other. Like own family, I hold Amanda near and dear to my heart. I'm thankful for Amanda because she has always been there for me whenever I needed someone to talk to. She's taught me so much and has made see the potential inside me that I didn't even see. But what I'm most thankful for is the fact that we make each other laugh so hard. I'm literally rolling on the floor laughing so hard every time I'm at her house, it's pure happiness.