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　　I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 　　1　　 me．I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 　　2　　 to look at each other．Soon we lost the 　　3　　 and started playing with each other．

　　In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her．She was 　　4　　 family problems and I deserted her to be with the 　　5　　 people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 　　6　　．However, every summer we 　　7　　 always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas, and talk about all the boys we liked．

　　It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was 　　8　　 devoted in high school to 　　9　　 she needed someone there for her．Anyway, she made a new best friend and so did I．Then I didn’t know why, 　　10　　 she started cutting herself!

　　She then was diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression．At first, I was very 　　11　　, but we still stayed in 　　12　　．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 　　13　　 her and people were calling her 　　14　　．

　　Yesterday she came to me and said, “I never knew what a best friend was 　1　5　　 you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I 　　16　　 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 　　17　　 me．”

　　We both cried．And I guess a kind of 　　18　　 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’ t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need 　　19　　 there．If you desert them, you will only be 　　20　　 yourself．