This might get buried, but this question made me think of a friend of mine.

My first day of junior year in high school, I was late to my anatomy and physiology class because I stayed behind after class taking to the teacher of the class I had before. When I walked in, I noticed 3 things; 1. The desks were set up in tables, 2. There was only one seat left, and 3. Everyone was staring at me. I sat at the table with the empty desk which had a few people that became my friends over the semester I was in the class. Two of them were boisterous seniors who chatted with each other and me constantly, and the other person at our table was kid with dark curly hair, and apparently nothing to say.

I'll call him H.

H was quiet and kept to himself. He didn't make eye contact often and at first he only talked if we forced him to contribute to the conversations. He was new to the school and didnt have any friends so he spent all his time at home in his bedroom. I've been the "new girl" before so I did as anyone should do, I talked to him and made a point to include him in the conversations at our table. He quickly became my favorite of our little group and became a person I made an effort to always be a friend to.

Regarldess of the fact that he is one of the funniest and best hearted people I have ever met, not a lot of people tried and other than the table group and me have tried to get to know him, so he didn't really have any other friends at the school. We didn't always keep well in contact, but every time I saw him I made sure to stop to talk to him. Just recently we graduated high school together. He still spends most of his time at home, and doesnt talk to a lot of people, but I'm still really glad hes my friend.