Our high school years are the defining times in our lives that shape who we are, where we are going, and what we are going to do. Aside from this, they (A) ________ us to build strong friendships with people. We get to see which people are going to be there for the (B) ________ of our lives and those who will just disappear over the years.

A friend is someone who is there for you, through it all. Through the pressure, and drama, they are the one constant thing in your life that never fades away. I have realized at the (C) ________ of sixteen that friends are not something you should take lightly, if we have found even just a (D) ________ we are blessed.

They are the people that we sing our lungs out in the car shouting "Glamorous", the people we cry to, and most importantly the people who will always have a shoulder to (E) ________ on.

It is essential to evaluate your (F) ________ with your friends. You can see if they are the people you can go to with anything or if they are just another face in the (G) ________ when you have a serious issue going on.