Since fourth grade

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     It was the summer before 4th grade. I had just moved into my house with my mom and her boyfriend. Of course it wasn't just us. It was my mom, James (her boyfriend) , my brother, James's daughter, and James' s son. We were still unpacking when one day James told me and Chandler (my brother) to go meet the neighbors. I remember it like it was yesterday.
     We walked out of the house and started walking up the driveway. By the time we got to the road I was telling chandler I would race him. We took off running and the next thing I new, we were standing in front of the door. Before we knocked we looked at each other. A look of horror on our faces. Then he knocked. A beautiful woman opened the door.
       Hello ma'am, my name is chandler and this is my little sister chloe he said pointing at me. We just moved in next door and wanted to introduce ourselves he added. She smiled. It's lovely to meet yall, I'm Racheal. You look about my son's age. She said pointing at me. Her accent was beautiful. It was nothing like I had ever heard in my life. It thrilled me.
        Then she called for him. Bailey! There someone I want you to meet. I could tell he had just got done eating. He had spaghetti sauce all around his mouth. As he walked to the door I smiled. Who is this mum he asked looking at us. We introduced ourselves.
      Next thing I knew, we were spending every second of every day together for the rest of the summer. Then open house for school came around the corner and knocked us down. School was starting. Of course we were excited.  We rode the bus together, sat in the same seat, and we never stopped talking. It was perfect.
         Everyone saw how close we were and nobody tried to mess it up. We spent everyday together after school outside running, playing. Until it was time for us to go inside, and when that time came around it made me sad. Because I didn't want to spend a second without my best friend. I don't know how it made him feel but I knew what I felt. Without him I was sad. I know that we were little and we didn't understand a lot of things. But that didn't change anything between us.
       That year of school flew by. Then summer came. I was so excited that I would finally get to spend every second of every day with my best friend again. Then my mom told me that we were moving and that we wouldn't be going to the same school. I was really sad and I didn't want to tell Bailey because I was scared to lose him. I didn't want to leave but I didn't want him to hate me. So I told him.
         we were sitting on the hill in my front yard. It was so quite and so peacful, but I didn't want anyone to interrupt us. They could have been our last few minutes together. I didn't wanna ruin that. Wanna go to our dock? I asked looking at him and smiling. Sure. Race ya!  He got up and started running. Me following.
        As we got to our dock on the lake we sat there, our feet hanging off the dock and in the water. I dreaded telling him. But I knew I had to. I'm moving. I said looking down. He looked at me in shock. Will you still go to school with me? He asked with worry. No I said sadly.
       He grabbed my hand. Of course we new what it meant to hold hands. But in that moment neither one of us cared. I think he was just doing it to comfort me. I laid my head on his shoulder and took a deep breath. At that time, at the age we were, we didn't know what it meant to love someone besides our family. But in that moment I loved him even if I didn't know it then, I know it know.
       We started heading home. But this time, we walked. We wanted to cherish the last few moments we had with each other.