My Greatest Influence And My Best Friend

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I never thought someone I knew for four years and barely spoke to would not only become my best friend, but my strongest influence. Melissa and I had started talking via internet after I had moved from Asheville, North Carolina to Jacksonville, North Carolina. I thought the coast would be a good place for a “fresh start”. I had gone through a difficult break up prior to my move. Melissa was the ex-fiancé of one of my cousins. I had known her their entire relationship, four years, but most of our conversations were short. They usually consisted of “Hello” and “Bye”. Her first influence had come even before our connection on the internet. I had watched her step away from a bad relationship and it gave me the strength to leave mine. After that I wanted to get to know her better. A friendship soon blossomed over e-mails and text messages. Before long, we had made plans for her to come visit me while she was on her fall break from college. During this time, I wasn’t in school. I had thought very little on going back. I just didn’t think it was something I could handle. I kind of envied Melissa because it seemed she had gotten her life on track so quickly and I was working part-time in fast food. Secretly, I wanted to be more like her. Over the next few weeks we continued talking. She was always so upbeat and positive about every situation in life. I wasn’t very optimistic about anything. We had both been thorough a lot. I had been in an awful marriage and her relationship with my cousin was even worse. We were controlled, cheated on, emotionally abused. Melissa’s situation had been grimmer than mine. Drugs, alcohol, and violence were involved in her relationship. She still didn’t let it hold her back. I tried to use my past as an excuse to not do anything with my life. I felt like I couldn’t move on. I didn’t want to make an effort to move on. She had

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