This week in the ABC-Along, E is for… EC, my best friend.

I wish I could share a new photo, as some of you have seen this one before. However, I’m not at home (Vancouver) so I’m limited to what is on my computer. I’ll email EC and get him to scan something for me.

I met EC in 2005 when he came to my (our) school. He is the same age as me (few months younger) but came into the school in the grade below (I was in grade 11, he was in 10). Fortunately this wasn’t a problem because our school was so small (113 students & 7.5 teachers) that we can be friends with anyone. We first bonded at Camp Squeah in October of 2005; every October our school goes to camp for 3 days and as EC was the same age as us in grade 11, he was hanging around us more.

One night we were staying up late with the grade 12′s and everyone started to toddle off to bed. We watched the teachers walk out of the lodge and past the benches where we were sitting and head to bed… not telling us to get moving or anything. EC and I sat together talking under a sleeping bag for a good hour and a half before one of the teachers stormed over and said, “EC! We’ve been looking for you! GET TO BED.” Then the teacher (Aaron) turned to me and said, “Oh. Monica. We didn’t know you were out. GO TO BED!” The next morning we were in the “naughty group” and had to help clean the lodge before we left back for the school.

When we got back, the teachers spoke to Evan’s mum and told her that he was found late at night, outside, alone, with a girl. She tried to keep a straight face and said thanks for letting me know! :) Oddly, they didn’t tell my parents. I’m thinking it was because I’d been at the school for 4 years and EC had been there for about a month.

CW (BF), myself, and EC at my Graduation in 2006.

This picture sums up just how weird our relationship is. We’re like brother and sister and I don’t know how to describe it. We can “play bicker” and finish each other’s sentences, and tease each other about boys. We can talk about computers and cars and go shopping together. I am so glad I met EC and we became friends.

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