Sophie is blind and went to my elementary school. She changed the way I think about people. She showed me that you shouldn't 1them without getting to know them. The minute she said2to me, I knew that we would become great friends.
We met on the bus. She sat next to me. She could not3, she had trouble talking sometimes and she couldn't4well. I was nervous, so I5how to talk to her. When she turned to6me and said hi to me, I knew right then we would become good friends. She7my name and my appearance. I made a stuttering (结巴) reply at first. After a while, I8found the words and started to describe9the best I could so she could10me.
She told me what her family was like and her11She liked singing and playing the piano. She read Braille. She began12at age eight and won many Braille prizes. It took me a while to13the fact that Sophie would sit next to me for the year. It's14to remember that on the bus we15together, talked about school and homework, and even played games.
I was16when I first saw her. I judged her too17Now I have entirely changed my18. She can do anything I can do19she is blind. We will always be20, since she said hi to me on the bus.
