She had drawn a snail on her blue converse sneakers. I knew it wasn't the most astute reason for wanting to make a friend, but something about her drew me towards her, as though she had some sort of magnet in her. &quot;I'm Lexi,&quot; she said, the first time I approached her. &quot;I'm new. Who are you?&quot; &quot;Allison,&quot; I replied shakily. I hadn't had a friend in so long that I wasn't sure how to act; what to say to another girl. She smiled the most beautiful smile. From that moment on, we were inseparable. All through junior high, I had the friend I had always dreamed of. Lexi helped me survive algebra, my first date, and a case of mono. Any time I needed her, she was there. Then we started high school. It was homecoming week when Lexi walked out into the parking lot; it was a Monday that my life was devastated. It was 4:12pm that my best friend in the world was killed. Even now, as I fill out college apps, I know I will never have another friend like Lexi. And to this day, I always draw a snail on my converse sneakers. 2007-10-20T19:07:00Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/11762 <p>aww&#8230; it&#8217;s so cute http://ficlets.com/stories/11762?basename=18796 2007-10-20T19:07:00Z `espressotherapy. http://ficlets.com/authors/emuhlee <p>love it! I like how you took a very small detail and made it matter,... made it a memory! this is an unforgettable story.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11762?basename=18584 2007-10-19T20:58:17Z Mistress Elsha Hawk http://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawk <p>awwwwwww. <br />_{yeah mr. snail. work tht converse.}</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11762?basename=18533 2007-10-19T19:14:52Z One Time, One Chance http://ficlets.com/authors/one_chance <p>Something like this actually happened where I live; a girl was hit by a car on homecoming week. This is how I imagine her best friend must have felt.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11762?basename=18493 2007-10-19T16:31:41Z someday_93 http://ficlets.com/authors/someday_93