Love Changes Your Life

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of what it would be like to grow up and fall in love just like Cinderella. I would play house and pretend that I was married. I would imagine what it would be like to come home every day and see the same person over and over again. On the other hand, I thought that it would be pretty nice to have someone who would love me unconditionally and be there when things weren’t going so well. As I grew up, I realized more and more what it would be like to love someone. I saw my cousins and their boyfriends together all the time and how happy they looked. I am sure that everyone falls in love sometime in his or her life, whether it is for a second or forever. But for me, falling in love for the first time changed my life forever.

When I was in the seventh grade, my best friend Ashley and I were together all the time. We always went to football games and to dances. I would even go with her to baby-sit. She was my very best friend and w...