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When I first stumbled on your Mum’s Myspace (don’t ask – it was
trendy back then!) through having some mutual friends, my first thought was ‘she
has such a good taste in music’ because her profile song was amazing, and I hadn’t
heard it before! And how grateful am I for not knowing the name of the song or
who sung it? SO grateful because it was the reason for me to actually contact
Lauren and ask the name of it so I could go download (yes, we did that back in
those days!) it. By the way, it turned out to be She’s So Lovely by Scouting for
Girls!
When I ended up transferring to your Mum’s school to study, I
remember seeing her and telling a friend I’d talked to Lauren online and my
friend said, “oh she’s so rich and popular; she won’t be your friend!” Funnily
enough, your Mum was told terrible things about me too, but I have this very
strong belief that what happens is meant to happen for a reason. So, I believe
that your Mum and I were told those things to give us a bigger motivation to
become friends and now look at our friendship! Look at all it has become. All
we have become, together. So please know, that you should have faith in a
friendship – that you should allow it the opportunity to flourish despite what
others may think of it.
And that’s what our friendship did – it flourished. When, we finished our exams at school, most of our friends went off to University but your Mum and I didn’t, and I think that brought us closer. It kind of ignited a mutual feeling of empathy and understanding. As if we were sort of on the same path. And that path definitely led to a whole ton of alcohol (I still have photos if you want to see your Mum in a mess?!), a bunch of giggles, and a lot of adventures.