When asked about someone who has had an influence in my life, many people come to mind. However, there is one that particularly stands out above all the others and has helped me through the last four years of my life in many ways. This person is my closest friend, to whom I entrust my life. Her name is Moriah, and the story of how we became friends, as well as how she affected my life, is a story that I currently hold and will continue to hold very close to my heart. It is, in my opinion, one of the most important parts of my life thus far, and without it, I don't believe I would have been the same person I am today. When she and I met, I had just turned fifteen. just a few months ago. It was at a time when I didn't have a lot of friends, and the ones I did have, I didn't really trust. At the time, I suffered from crippling social anxiety, which made it incredibly difficult for me to meet and talk to people, or even go out in crowded places. It is for this reason that at the moment of our meeting I felt what I can only describe...