i think anyone who has had a best friend leave school knows how hard it is to ever really fit-in again. i mean, she left in year eight - which means i was thirteen and by then, in school, everyone has their groups which you can't just 'join'. what i'm trying to say is, even though having my closest friend leave was good when it came to growing as a person, because i had to talk to new people more, it meant that - and still does mean - i'm the one who is most likely to wander around on her own.
more recently though, it has been a case of 