Friendship Stories #5, Kindred Spirits

Going way back in time, we come to the scene wherein I meet my high school kindred spirit. We were talking about kindness in Sunday school, and the teacher had brought a whiteboard and colored dry erase markers. She asked us girls to write on the board the practical outworkings of kindness. In her own words, she asked, "What does kindness look like?" Having been given a green marker for the assignment, I took my turn at the board, and wrote, "Kindness is green." The teacher wasn't too impressed with my sardonic humor, but one of the girls in the class was. We remained close friends throughout high school.