Growing up I was never close to my younger sister, Nikki. In fact, we despised each other. We constantly bickered and fought about every little thing. It wasn't until my sophomore year of high school when she was hospitalized and when my friend Kira's younger sister was kidnapped, that I realized how important sisters truly are. Towards the end of the summer, before my sophomore year of high school, my family and I began to …showed first 75 words of 638 total…

…showed last 75 words of 638 total…huge impact on me. It made me realize how important it is to cherish the time I have with my sister, because her life, or mine for that matter, could be taken at any point in time. Within one year, my perspective on the value of family changed drastically. My sister and I are like best friends now, and I can't wait to see where our relationship will take us in the years to come