01 · Lifelong friend
Priya
The detail
Met at five, on the first day of school, over a shared box of crayons. Has been at every birthday since.
Why it matters
A thirty-year friendship needs a small, specific beginning — not a summary of everything.
Table one
Priya
Priya — you lent me the blue crayon on our first day of school and never asked for it back. Every birthday since, you’ve been there. It felt right that you’d be here for this one too.
