When I am asked to talk about someone who has been influential in my life, there are many people who come to mind. But there is one that particularly stands out from all the others and has helped me in many ways over the last four years of my life. This person is my closest friend, to whom I confide my life. Her name is Moriah and the story of how we became friends, as well as how she influenced my life, is a story that I currently hold, and will continue to hold, very closely in my heart. In my opinion she is one of the most important parts of my life so far, and without her there for me I don't think I would have been the same person I am today. When we met, I had just turned fifteen just a few months earlier. It was during a time when I didn't have many 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 into crowded areas. It is for this reason that at the moment of our meeting I felt what I can only describe...