It was the year 1962 when I met my best friend. It was the first day of kindergarten. As I was walking down the gravel to get to school, I saw a girl walking in front of me, about my age. I ran up to her, “Hi, my name’s Lucy, what's yours?” “Adaline, but Addie for short.” “ Now let's hurry we will be late”, smiling at me with her front teeth missing.
After that we have been friends ever since. It was the last day of high school and the saddest day of my life. I was moving away and I couldn’t imagine never seeing Addie again!!! As we were leaving our old house, I gave Addie a hug and she handed me a necklace. It had her picture in it and she had mine.

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I walk into Mike’s Antiques. As I walk I think about memories from my childhood, and I touch my necklace. I haven't taken it off all these years.  I go up to the jewelry counter and I see a heart shaped necklace, it looks so familiar. I ask to see it. I open it up and find my picture, from my high school year. I take off my necklace and it is the other half. “I haven't seen this picture in forever” I say,    “Do you remember who brought this in?” I ask the jeweler.
“I don’t, sorry it was a long time ago.”
“Okay,” I say with sorrow, “but I'll take it, it was my best friends necklace from high school.”
“If you bring it in when the owner comes back from vacation he might know.”
When I get home I set it down on my dresser, along with mine. I stare at both necklaces. Addie’s is less shiny, aged, and has a small crack. I finally settle down and go to bed.
I wake up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water. When I look at the time, I see it’s 2:00 am. I walk up to the sink and look out the window. I see someone standing on my porch. I run up to the front door, open it, and I can’t believe my eyes! “ Is that you Addie” I exclaim.
“Yes”.
“What are you doing here it's so late!”
“I came to see you” Addie says softly. I let her in and we talk for hours. My eyes start to close...I wake up the next morning on the couch and Addie is gone!! I get worried and try to look for her.
I’m driving to the the mall, and as I’m walking in I see a girl standing there. She runs up to me, “ I knew you would be here!” she says. We start talking, I turn around and she’s gone! Again! I see people staring at me like I’m crazy or something.
A young lady walks up to me and asks, “Are you looking for Adaline Phillips?” “Yes” I say with joy. “She died 6 years ago in a car crash, I’m her daughter, Amelia.”
“I’m Lucy Watts, we were best friends when we were little. Then I moved away after high school and never saw her again. I have this necklace of hers I found. It was our friendship necklace and I have the other half. But how could this be? She showed at my front door last night!!”
“ Oh my! I have been looking for this necklace every since she died, She wore it everyday but lost it in the crash. Who were you talking to just a second ago?”
“Addie..” I said feeling embarrassed. “But wait, who was I talking to?”