Sometimes you meet people and know your life was changed forever. This didn't happen between either of my now-bestfriends and myself. Kassy and I met freshman year of high school on the bus ride home, the last bus ride before Kassy moved. We clicked, which was extremely rare for the shy girl I once was. Sadly we didn't have any more time to develop our budding friendship, so we just stayed acquaintances through the first two and a half years of high school.

We have pictures in photobooths from the beginning of junior year, which were kept in my junk drawer, and considered somewhat unimportant, until I rediscovered them, and now they hang on my dorm wall. Kylie and I met playing volleyball together, and we sat together every once in awhile.

We even had a class together but we didn't start hanging out until junior year, after we both had quit the volleyball team. Looking back and thinking of the girls who were once practically strangers and comparing them to the relationship we have now, and the girl who I lived with for most of the summer is mind-boggling. This weren't the types of relationships that started out as life-changing but ended up being two of the most influential relationships I've ever had with a best friend.

At the begining of junior year of high school, I fell out of touch with my best friends of four years and went from being at a sleepover at least once every weekend to being a complete homebody. I vented to my mom and was always certain that I would never make more friends until I left for college, but that all changed when I re-discovered Kassy Cates.

She asked me to come over one day, and as I debated if I should go or not, she called and insisted I get there RIGHT NOW. Overwhelmed and nervous, I drove to a new house I had never been to and walked in. The next day, I felt happier than I had in months and had a feeling like something was changing.

I met two of my life long best friends that night; Kassy and Kylie. Kylie and I made plans for the next weekend and after a few weeks Kassy was regularly included in those plans as well. After a year and a half of metaphorical inseparability, we became literally inseparable. When hardship fell on Kassy she moved in with me for a few weeks during the summer and it was like living with a sister.

We parted ways the day before I moved into the dorms. The test of separation has been hard, but I know we'll remain best friends. Our motto is never to say goodbye. We might have a brief hug when I leave for school after breaks and then when I come home we can pick up like nothing happened.

Basically, I never would have become the person I am today if these certain sequence of events hadn't happened. I'm thankful I lost friends my junior year, it helped me become more responsible and grow into myself apart from anyone else.

Plus, coming to school I wasn't afraid to go alone, which was a huge step from who I used to be. Not to mention the fact that Kassy and Kylie opened me up to so many things I never would have been able to experience with out them. Every concert I've been to (except maybe two) I've had Kylie by my side and going without her is almost scary.

What would I do without my concert buddy? I'd definitely end up lost and alone instead of lost with her like usual.Living with Kassy was a breeze, there was never a second thought about the decision to have her stay. Since then I've, unintentionally, developed a better sense of selflessness as well.

In the end I have two girls to thank, Kassy and Kylie. Now I'll never be able to read a zodiac horoscope with out checking Cancers and Sagittarius' too.