My friend Rishi

We have been best friends since 8th grade. Even though we were in the same class we never talked. But one day I forgot to do my homework and all the other friends were pulling my leg. Rishi came out from nowhere and helped me out. Since that day, we have been friends. Rishi has an elder sister as well as me. Rishi's father died when she was very young. But her mother didn't let her feel her father's absence. I was very fond of her mother and hers cooking. Risi is a very bad tempered girl. She often got punished by the teachers because of this habit.
On the other hand, she was very honest and the most intelligent girl in the (class/did you know that you could also say in class). I was secretly very proud of her and. We used to do everything together and couldn't be without each other. Because of that, every student and every teacher in the school/at school knew about our strong friendship and talked about us. As we grew up we lost touch of with each other and lost contact. I don't know where is she she is now. I hope she could hear me and contact me.