Epilogue:
Elle and I had been friends for six months, when she told me she was moving to Australia.
"How long will you be gone?"
"Well, forever, I think."
"But we'll never see each other again!"
"Yeah. But we can write to each other. We can be pen-pals!"
"I'll never forget you."
"I should hope not. I don't want to be remembered as the person you forgot!"
I smiled.
"I'll never forget you either. You're my best friend."
With that, she walked out of my door, and I never saw her again.
At least until next time I saw her!
STAY TUNED FOR THE FOLLOW-UP. IF I GET AROUND TO WRITING IT