Overcoming An Obstacle

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An obstacle I once overcame was losing one of my closest friends. It all happened the very first day of eighth grade. Kimberly and I were best friends ever since I transfered there in seventh grade,and we hung out all summer. She was the person I could talk to about anything;she always knew how to make me smile, and I told her everything.She never hurt me before until out of nowhere she just stopped talking to me. I was very confused and sad for months,and every time I even tried to talk to her she would walk away and wouldn’t even look at me. It was very hard to deal with because for a long time I had no one to talk to, and I started to lose focus on school and other responsibilities.It was as if I was a ship going through a sea storm.After

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