November 2000

“I can’t wait to see Nick!” I said. Me and my friend Leslie were sitting on my bed waiting for my best friend in the whole world since I was 1 year old to come home. His name is Nick Carter. Some of you know him as the blond one from the Backstreet Boys. He has been on tour with the band for 4 months. Let me tell you a little about Nick and me.

My name is Nikki Maxwell. I am 19 years old and my birthday is on August 3, 1981. I was born in Atlanta, GA but moved to Tampa, FL when I was 1 year old. My best friend is Nick Carter. He is 21 years old and his birthday is January 28, 1980. We are a lot alike in many ways. We even look alike. We both have blond hair and blue eyes. We are both tall. Nick is 6 ft. 2 in. and I am 5 ft. 7 in. We both also love sports. Our favorite sport is basketball and our favorite color is green. One difference that we have is that he comes from a large family and I come from a small family. He has 1 brother and 3 sisters. I am an only child but I think of all the Carter siblings as my own brothers and sisters. When I moved to Tampa, me and Nick’s houses were next door to each other. Now back to the story.

“He’ll be home soon enough.” Leslie said. “Come on and let’s go to the Carter’s” I said. “Okay lets go!” We headed for the Carter’s house. Little did we know that we were in for a big surprise when we got to the Carter house.