Renee isn't my sister by blood, but she's closer than that. We met during our first few days together at Simon's Rock College, and immediately felt a bond.

Over the next few months, she became one of the most important people there, as far as I was concerned. Despite the foot difference in our heights, she somehow started calling me "Bro". That touched a place inside me I hadn't even known existed. I grew up as an only child, and I'd never known what it was like to feel.. fraternal.

She was one of my best friends for the next two years. Then, unfortunately, she left Simon's Rock. Since then, we have drifted apart, but I still feel this wonderful thrill when I get a message on ICQ saying "Hey, Bro."