We spend our lives looking for the people who will change us forever. When we find them, we do whatever we can to keep them close. Some of these people are friends we meet in school, neighbors, or colleagues, people we are naturally surrounded by. However, some of these people come into our lives unexpectedly. I never really thought about how people came to be major players in my life. That changed during my senior year at Bais Yaakov.

As Bais Yaakov alumnae know, there are two options for general studies in 12th grade. Every senior has to complete mandatory classes, and then a student has the option to choose from courses offered by CCBC or fill her afternoon with a selection of electives. I chose electives. By the first day of school, most of my schedule was complete. However, even with a finished schedule, the first few days are spent fine-tuning schedules and figuring out every class. My problem was that I was accidentally scheduled for two of the same class and was left with a gap in my schedule.