The Day I Met an Amazing Friend

We all have that one friend whom we want to spend our entire life with and have fun with each other, sharing moments and laughter. Surely, some of us might also have that one dream where we get to spend a whole day with them telling stories and making fun of each other. Whenever they feel sad or lonely, we also feel the same way. Having them by our side makes us happy and cheerful. That’s the same way on how I felt when I met this certain friend when I was on my 10th grade. It was mid-July when I met this person. She was my classmate. At first I thought she’d never make friends with someone like me.

When I got home, she added me on a famous social networking site. I never knew this would be the start of our friendship. I accepted her friend request and to my surprise, I heard something, a familiar sound you can hear whenever someone messages you on that particular site. “The world is flat” she said. “What?” I replied while being confused and puzzled. She was very funny. We shared our likes and dislikes, she loved music as much as I do and we both shared some of our favourite songs, she also likes to watch anime, we talked more and more not realizing what time it was. The day ended and I got a good rest. The following day we both saw each other at school since we’re classmates. Feeling a bit shy, I waved and smiled at her. She waved back with a smile on her face.

That day, we talked in person and there was still a bit of shyness inside of me since I’m not good at interacting with persons having the opposite gender of mine and because I rarely communicate with girls, I wondered and asked myself “Should I go talk with her or not?” I was really shy at that time and I waved goodbye then ran towards my other friends. At night, I messaged her and we talked about some of the best things that have happened to us in the past. And again, I didn’t realize what time it was. I said “Good night” and yawned. “Good night Carl” she replied and I laughed for she called me by my very first name. The next day, she wasn’t present at school. The moment I got home I asked her why she was not present. She told me the reason and again we talked about life. She recommended more good songs and I listened to those with a smile on my face. After a couple of hours, I waved goodbye and slept. As days passed, she became my close friend. We shared our happiness, our pain and some secrets. She’d talk to me whenever she has problems she can’t face and I’d cheer her up whenever I can. Having her as my friend, I’ve never felt like this before. Truly she was one of the best friends I had and I would cherish the moments we’ve shared together forever.

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