We became an item within the first week of me coming to her rescue and she quickly became the best part of my childhood, the leading star in all of my fondest memories. From the first words that we shared until now I never wanted anything more than to be close to her, to be the only one to bask in that special glow that emanates from her in spades. Her tinkling laugh still makes me sweat, and her eyes, those eyes that seem to look into my soul and see only the best of me, still haunt my dreams. She has a strange effect on me, something I'd noticed from the start. It's not something I can put into words, not so you'd understand. But with her, there was none of the usual teenage angst. I didn't feel the need to be anyone but myself; didn't have to do anything stupid to impress her, but i

