You Never Know What You Have Until You Lose It.

You never know what you have until you lose it. This is the one of the truest statement I have ever heard. In my life I have known many people some are still here whilst others are gone. The greatest people I know are Brittany, Kelsey and Andrew. The latter of the the three I have know the longest. He is my love, my life. I met Andrew during the 2003-2004 school year. He became one of my closest friends. I can still remember writing letters back and forth everyday in Mr. Wellers class. Back then I didn't know what I had and I didn't know how life would be now. A couple of years passed and I had my boyfriends whilst he had his girlfriends. 11th grade finally came and we had Ms. Comforts cooking class together. It was fun. It actually made me look forward to something in school. Andrew at the time had a girl friend and over the months that progressed I finally realized that I had feelings for him. I was to scared to tell him and then it was too late. I didn't want to get in the way of his relationship and he was moving all the way to Montana. When he left I cried. I felt like I was losing my best friend, myself. I didn't think I would ever be able to see him again. We talked a few times on the phone but it was never the same until finally we lost each others phone numbers. About a year later Andrew came back into my life. We started talking and he asked me out. It was the best time of my life. A few days later he broke up with me for his ex. Yeah I was upset, I was pissed, I felt like my heart had been ripped from my chest. I had finally gotten the love that I wanted but it was taken away. Somehow, I understood that somewhere inside of him he loved her. Over the time that they were together our friendship was torn because she didn't allow him to speak with me. I respected her wishes and stayed away. A few months later my neighbor and friend Matt walked to my house and told me, "Andrew wants you to call him as soon as possible" That night I called him and the first words I heard were I'm sorry. I was forgiving because I understood what had happened. We talked for hours and finally our friendship grew stronger and then he asked me back out. I loved him and I do love him. I of course said yes. Ever since those words left my lips I have known that I made the right choice back in 9th grade to get to know the shy kid sitting in the corner that no one seemed to care about. I love Andrew with all of my heart. I trust him more than I could ever trust myself. His kiss, his touch, the very words he speaks can take away my pain and my sorrow. I could be on the edge of sanity and he pulls me back and holds me gently. He keeps me soaring high and catches me when I fall. I can feel deep within that he will always be here. Always in my life. Life has tried to take him from me twice it will not succeed again. I never knew what I had until I lost him when he moved. I never knew what love was until I met him. Like I said the truest statement I've ever heard is "You never know what you have until you lose it."