Hello! My Name Is...

Hello. I am Amanda. Amanda Helfiger. I am going to tell you my story.

Well the first chapter of my story is simple. I was born. I slept. I babbled. I pooped. I ate. I did what a baby does. Well I'm not going to insult your intelligence, so ill just fast forward.

I was 5. It was my first day of kindergarten! I was so excited to meet people and have friends! I picked out my out fit 2 weeks before with my mom. I got a My Little Pony backpack! I can remember how excited I was. But right from the start it was really hard for me. I couldn't spell or read like the others. I told my mom and we discovered I have dyslexia, I was mixing up "m" and "n" and "b" and "d" I was an out cast. Alone. No body was there for me. I just walked around at recess and watched the other kids play. But I remember that one day that everything changed (except my dyslexia). A little girl walked up to me and said "it's ok, I'm different too."

"Huh?" I questioned.

"I can't ever pay attention, and I'm always getting distracted and confused! I know how it feels to be hurt and bullied" she explained.

I later discovered she has ADHD.

Her name was Hailey Jones.

Hailey was my best friend. The first friend.

It was the 3rd grade. I got a tutor and started reading better. I got my first crush. His name was Brandon Michaels. He was the water to my melon. He was the apple to my pie. He was my everything. He was in my class. He sat next to me. He was the first guy that was nice to me. He became my best friend besides Hailey. I loved him. I truly loved him. And I still do.

It was the sixth grade.

We sat next to each other in home room. I posted a picture on the Internet.

"I like you but you don't know it"

Later that day he texted me saying who was my post about. I replied "well..."

"I know now"

"You do?!"

"Abby told me"

I thought "Abby!!! I trusted her, I finally told her I liked her boyfriend and she tells him!

He says "Me"

I say "..."

He replies " just kidding I guessed"

It was Thanksgiving day so I replied "Well this is a nice turkey day surprise"

But really I was about to cry.

The next day wasn't as awkward as I thought. He ignored it. I was so happy that he did. He was funny and cute. He turned to me in math to make a silly face. He was so nice to me. I felt guilty, I felt like I was cheating on him with Abby. But we were just friends. People said we were more that friends and said we should be together. So much drama, yet we stuck together.

In the 7th grade, one day after school I was doing my homework. I heard I tap on my window. I was confused, only Hailey came up the fire escape to tap on my window. I thought she would be doing homework. I opened my curtains and Hailey was there. I opened my window and let her in. She said "C'mon we have to go somewhere."

"Where?" I asked

"To a place that we have been going to ever since we met." She replied.

"The Path!!!" I exclaim.

We hurried out the door, me grabbing my coat, slipping on my boots, and yelling "I'll be back in an hour, mom!"

The Path was an old dirt path leading to a HUGE walnut tree. We have been going there ever since we met.

As we walk up to the tree, she looks worried.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"Nothing! Nothing is wrong!"

I knew at that moment that something was wrong.

We laughed an played. We had contests, who could climb the highest, who could run faster. We had a blast!

We sat down on the highest branch we could get to.

"I need to tell you something" she said seriously.

"Yea, what is it?" I reply

"Well you see..." She hesitates.

"What?" I question.

"My dad got a promotion..." She seems sad, I didn't realize why at first.

"Well that's great, Hailey!" I exclaim.

"No, let me finish..." She said quietly

"I have to move Florida" She starts to cry.

I cried with her. I try to cheer up the mood by saying "Well at least you will have warm weather and beaches all around!" She half smiles to please me.

We cried...

And cried...

And cried some more.

We were like a broken faucet, spewing water left an right.

We hugged for at least 10 minutes.

"When are you moving?" I asked.

"In a week..." She replies.

We silently walked home.

I finally got home.

"Hi honey! How was your walk with Hailey?" My mom asked excitedly.

"Awesome..." I replied without emotion.

She could tell something was up.

I walked up to my bedroom, not bothering I remove my coat or boots. I plopped down on the bed and started to cry. I cried myself to sleep.

It's the 8th grade. Where I am now. Everything is different. Brandon broke up with Abby over the summer, and asked me out. I replied yes! We hang out non stop and I still text Hailey, but we barely text even then. My cousin Christy is my new best friend, she has been there as long as Hailey, but I have never realized that as much as I do now. I constantly hang out with her an we go everywhere with her.

Hello! My name is...

Amanda Helfiger.