Nikau Irvine - Old Friend
When Meredith was 14, she traveled with her parents to New Zealand for a medical case. Being the best neurosurgeon, Mitchell was asked to take part in operating on a tumor, which he gladly accepted. The Banks’ took a trip to the country, and that is where Meredith met Nikau Irvine. Since Mer was a relatively mature girl and her parents had a lot of trust in her, she decided to venture out into the city on her own while her parents worked. Clearly being a lost tourist, a boy approached her and that is how Nikau became a part of Meredith’s life. For the time that she spent there, he was the person she did things with and hung out with until her time was up.
Once Meredith left, the two kept in contacts for some time, but it did not last for long. When Nikau moved to Charlotte, he reached out to Meredith and they’ve remained close since. He is one of the few people Meredith trusts, and one of the first people she told when receiving the news about her cancer. With him wanting her to get treatment, it puts a strain on their friendship because Meredith continues to put herself through that.