As I mentioned yesterday, an old friend of mine died last week.  Shane and I met in 6th grade when his family moved in up the street.  Since we lived on a boundary street we could choose the school we attended.  Technically, we were rivals.  At least our schools were.  He rode the bus to the newer junior high.  I attended the school on this side of town.  The funny thing is, we were closer when we attended different schools.  When it came time for us to attend the only high school in town, we drifted apart with different circles of friends.

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