met in the sandbox at a toddler group at Kansas City’s Plaza library branch. Ben tossed sand at Luke, who promptly returned it. Then they built a crooked sandcastle together and became lifelong friends. FriendshipBracelet Kit
They attended the same preschool, elementary school, middle school and high school. They shared Little League, soccer, and high-school basketball teams.
Weekends were spent at one another’s homes. They vacationed together. Their private handshake lasted forty-five seconds.
They also looked startlingly similar.
Both were tall and slender, with dark-brown hair curling at the ends
