17) Friendships That Will Last A Lifetime

I will never forget the friendships that I have with these guys. It was a mere coincidence that we happened to have the exact same classes during freshmen year and later became best friends without knowing much about each other. It was weird how one bus ride can change the next four years of my life.

On that bus, I met these two people who have similar names and looked almost exactly alike. Their name were Amara and Amaris. I never officially met them even though our cousins are best friends and we went to the same summer camp for three years. I didn't even know they were twins. I thought it was just two best friends dressing similar to each other. One day early in July, we got on the same bus. I quickly introduced myself and said hi. I don't remember what we were talking about but we had a conversation all the way home. Till this day, we always argued who got on the bus first but I think it was me since they have really bad memories. It will always be one of those funny stories to tell people. One thing led to another and I met Alex. We were talking about schools that we have attended and it so happened that we went to the same elementary school. We talked about all kind of things from our mean fourth grade teacher to our school's play. The next thing we know all four of us became best friends. I don't remember how it happened but I'm glad that it did.

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A friend is another self. This idea comes from Aristotle.  It speaks of the close attraction that binds two individuals together in a warm and affectionate relationship. Aristotle tells us that we need friends to distribute our virtues and morals to and in return they will do the same.  Amara, Amaris, and Alex are my another self. They are like my brother and sisters that I wish I never had. We share bonds that could never be broken.