In order to be a potentially great writer, you have to share your experiences with others. But what makes an extraordinary piece? What truly makes a reader sit back and relate? You have to get personal, and I am going to do just that; share an experience that has personally affected my life.
There was this girl that brightened up my day with her enchanting smile. She was not someone that you can just be friends with, but fall in love with her all together. With her, you would always love, and never reject, neglect or push away. She didn't seem like a normal girl. When I saw her walk through that grade nine-classroom door, I knew she was different; and I don't mean internally different. If you saw her for the first time, there no doubt you would double take. Physically, she was very small and couldn't walk far distances without her walker. I learned later that she had a large amount of arthritis running through her body. There was always something so outstanding about this girl. It was like she had this light that wrapped around her soul, her name was Vanessa. I thought the arthritis was the only thing Vanessa had, but I was in for a rude awakening.
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