TFIOS

The Fault In Our Stars is one of my favorite books of all time. Yes, I have read all of John Green's work. Yes, I am a Nerdfighter. No, we are not people who fight nerds, we are nerds who fight who are made of awesome and try to decrease world suck.

At the end of October, I visited my friend, Zach, at his university, West Chester. We were acquaintances in 7th grade, friends from 8th grade to 10th grade, then really, really good friends since the around beginning of 11th grade...Or so. It's hard to put a definite timeline on relationships if there's never a true label.

So, I went and stayed in his little living room that he shares with his roommate and also one of our friends from high school, Ben. It was a good time and I made lots of new friends who are awesome and I wish we could be better friends.

We were joking around while I was there and I said that I would buy him TFIOS if he bought me a West Chester t-shirt. Well, the book store was closed and we didn't really have time to go somewhere else to buy me a t-shirt. Then I forgot about this whole thing until a few days ago.

I decided, on a whim, to send Zach a copy of TFIOS. He's been texting me while he reads it and gets to each part. He just finished earlier tonight. I then decided to pick up where I had left off a few months ago because, at the time, I didn't feel like crying. I cried while reading the last few chapters. Luckily, Victoria was studying in a different room, so she didn't have to witness the grossness of me sobbing.

It's books like TFIOS that really make me appreciate life.

Yes, I may have finals this week and hate every moment of it, but at least I am in a state of health that I am able to further my education and make the most of my short time on the mortal coil.

Yes, I may feel lonely at times, but I have friends who love me as much as is possible without it being romantic.

As Abraham Lincoln once said, at least according to the interwebs, "My best friend is a person who will give a book I have not read."

There you go, Zach.