Character sketch: Inga

Inga (not real name) is a classmate fron high school. We had two or three classes together. She is the kind of girl who can get along with everyone. NOT the girl who is, like, super sweet and has her name utter in a kind of obsequious squeal. No, she's a laid-back kind of chick with a deep voice and easy, genuine laughter. Smart but not a genius, and not smug about it. She was a real bookworm-- she volunteered at the school library-- and was reading something interesting, a book that I would want to read. She liked the Ender's Shadow series and we shared a few animated discussions about the characters, which book was our favorite, etc. Sometimes she wore this long, faded denim shirt that dusted the floor and it would've looked costumey or goofy on anyone else. I wish I had gotten to know her better, because if I had put in more effort I think we would've been closer friends. She'd be the kind of person to keep in touch with you after graduation, who wouldn't just send emails but write letters and affix cool stamps on colored envelopes.