It all started 16 years ago, back in science class; the class that I met the love of my life. From the very beginning I saw how caring, thoughtful & loving Brookelle was & we became best friends. We were ride or die bus buddies. I remember her waiting at my locker so we could walk to lunch together. I wasn’t one that liked school very much, but she made it worth going every single day. I began to really have feelings for Brookelle, but I was so afraid to tell her because we were friends & I didn’t want to ruin that. So I kept it in, hoping that maybe one day she would see it through my actions & the feelings would be mutually felt so I wouldn’t have to worry about breaking our friendship. Through that time, I never expressed to her verbally how I felt. High School came to an end & Brookelle & I ended up going separate ways. She was going down her path & I was trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do with my life. Three years go by after we graduated, & during that time I was able to experience life & find my calling to where God wanted me to go. One day I get invited to a friend’s birthday party & that was where Brookelle & I crossed paths again. The time we had spent apart allowed me to put away the feeling I had from back in high school, but once I saw her again at that party, the wave of emotions came crashing in. After that, I realized that my feelings were too strong to let her go again. We started to go out to eat with a group of friends every week. Then it gradually turned into just Brookelle & I having dinner together. The day finally came where I told her how I really felt, how I’ve loved her for so long. Then, the best moment ever happened, I found out that she felt the same way! Now we are getting married! I couldn’t have asked God for a better partner in life. My efforts in life are all for her, and I’m so grateful to have her beautiful soul in my life forever!