Dear Marine

preface

"Mommy!" I yelled when I noticed a new boy moving in next door to us . He looked about the same age

as me. he has dirty blond hair. I was so excited there are no other kids living on our street. there were

some who visited but they wernt allowed to play with me.

"Yes honey?" my mother asked as she planted her flowers.

"Theres a boy moving next door" I jumped up and down. Ive never been so excited not even for ice

cream.

"Why don't we go meet our new neighbors" she smiled standing up while taking off her gardening

gloves.mommy grabbed my hand and we went next door.

"Hello my name is Kathleen" I say in my high pitched voice while grabing onto my braides

"Hi I'm Jake,but my real name is Jacob" he giggled. "Mommy can I play with Kathleen" he begged his

mother

"Yeah mommy can I play with Jake" I begged my mom pulling on the hem of her purple shirt

"I guess if its alright with his mom" my mother smiled down at me then looked up at Jakes mom

"Go ahead in the back yard" his mother said cheerfully while smiling. We both took off running to the

back yards while our mothers talked. there was no fence between the back yards  so to us it was like one

big one

That was the fist time I met my best friend and neighbor.

Now that were sixteen hes moving to California with his parents because his dad got
offered a better job.

"Kat can I talk to you out back?" Jake asked me the day he was moving.

"Sure" I smiled. He grabbed my hand as we headed out back to my old swing set.we use to spend hours

on that thing.  We both sat down holding out hands. I didn't want to ever let go.

"Do you remember when we first met?" he asked me smiling over at me.

"Of course you were the only kid on my street. I made my mom stop gardening when I saw you" I

confessed looking down. He lifted my chin with two of his fingers. so that i was looking into his bright

blue eyes. you'd swear it was like someone put holes in his head and you were looking into the sky

" I knew I was in love with you that day" he kissed me. I let a tear slip down my face. He whipped it

away and hugged me

"I love you I wish you didn't have to go" I whispered barley loud enough for him to hear me.

"We need to find each other when we are eighteen." He hugged me tighter

"Promise me well keep in touch" I made him promise. I cant imagine what these two years are gonna be

like with out him. He is my best friend.

"Jacob its time to  go" his mother yelled to him causing another tear to roll down my face

"Hey don't be sad ill see you again" he whispered and kissed my cheek walking out of my back yard

leaving me standing there.

That was the last day I saw my best friend.