blog 5 digital story
You’ve got a friend in me. It's hard to believe how old you are now. It's been twenty-four years since we first met, and even before your parents knew you, I knew you. We’ve practically grown up together. I came into the family just nine months before you did. I remember when your older sisters were told they would be older and promoted to big sisters. Your sister Sharde’ seemed unphased, but Christina was ecstatic at the idea of being a big sister. Nobody knew what you would be or the person would become, but you arrived just after Christmas, and you are the gift that keeps giving. Throughout your childhood, I witnessed you be so imaginative and so optimistic. Sometimes I saw you down, but you always got back up and preserved. Then there was the time when you started to spiral, and I expected you to get back up, but you didn’t. It took several months before I could tell if you were still there. After all that time, I saw you blend your younger self with what you were becoming...
