Emma's life takes an exciting turn when she moves back to her hometown. Certain circumstances cause her to run into the schools most notorious football player, Trace Henderson. Their first meet is wild but that doesn't mean their friendship will be just as crazy, right? After all, they are polar opposites. What could go wrong with that? Emma is back in town and on the first day collides with a jock that saves her life. Things take surprising turns when she realizes they share the same school. All she wanted was to stay under the radar but now she's faced with the most popular boy in school. Trace is set on figuring out the life of Emma as he helps and protects her. Feelings develop but are they mutual? Will they fall together or will Emma have to catch herself on the way down? __________________________________________ "Trace is stubborn, relentless, annoying, hilarious, he makes me yell, and he drives me out of my mind. But he's everything I want. I'm falling for him faster than I realized and my only hope is that he'll be there to catch me." #7 in football out of 16.9K stories - June 2020 #1 in romance out of 1.2M stories- June 2020 #1 in highschoolromance- June 2020 #2 in teenfiction out of 191K stories- June 2020 #3 in love out of 2M stories- June 2020 **COMPLETED** Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains swearing, mature themes or sexual content. [Word Count: 190,000-200,000]

This is a poem about my friendship with my best friend. Dedicated to attheadmist & all the best friends.

"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." -Henry David Thoreau- "The only way to have a friend is to be one." -Ralph Waldo Emerson-

Hi. I've pondered hard on where I should include this note (because it's essential for anyone reading this story to know this). I considered the start of every chapter but the thought of flooding people with "updates"? No, thanks. I thought of just replying to comments regarding this but in all honesty, I only come here once in a blue moon, not the best way too. Which is why, you are reading this now. I wrote this story when I was much younger, more ignorant and less knowledgable on current affairs. I've decided to reflect my main characters' age to mine, because it was easier to keep track of the ages with the writing style I used in this story. Back then, I only thought of my convenience but not how problematic age will be in this story. One might say, I can edit it, change it but I don't have that commitment. Others might think, I can bring this story down but everything about My Best Friend holds precious memories. It is not something I ever want to take down. Hence, an author's note. With that being said, if you've read my disclaimer and the synopsis below it, yet still decide on reading this story, I am sincerely sorry about the age factor. - Friendship is a type of relationship and all relationships involve feelings. Blair Westfield and Zach Quick have been best friends since the both of them can remember. Just like every story revolving a pair of boy-girl friendship, it either ends with happy ever after, or it never ends well. When feelings begin sipping into the duo's friendship everything becomes rocky and soon the friendship capsizes, ruining everything in it. Old friendships will break and new friendships will blossom. Old feelings will disappear and new feelings will arrive. Everything becomes a matter of 'out with the old and in with the new'. What will happen between this friendship shared by Blair and Zach then? My Best Friend brings you the complicated world of friendships within a group of friends.