I remember when I first saw her. She was so spunky, even at a young age. I don't know what it was about her, but I could never stop thinking about Laurie. She was my best friend for a long time. And finally, we were in our freshman year of high school.

Laurie was a smart, funny, cute girl. She was bubbly and so fun to be around with. I always wanted to be around Laurie.

Laurie and I always went trick-or-treating on Halloween. It was our special tradition.

But this year, this year was very different. Laurie was telling me she was too old to trick-or-treat. I was devastated. I couldn't believe she wanted to break our special tradition.

Annie Brackett, another one of our friends, was telling me to grow up and to forget the tradition. She wanted to go to the Halloween party with Laurie. Lynda, our other friend, told me to keep bugging Laurie about it. Lynda told me that reminding Laurie about our special tradition would make her realize how special it is.

At first, I didn't believe my attempts were getting to her. Until one night, when Laurie kissed me on the lips