A Friend In Me!

Have you ever had to choose between a time when you have helped a friend, and when a friend has helped you?  I have had many moments of both cases but the ones that really stand out to me are the ones you will read about below.

Let’s back up a few years. Sophomore year I found my best friend. Now yes I have had a few best friends in the past, but people come and go and when I met my best friend I knew that there was something special about her. She is not your typical best friend. She is the most truest friend that I have ever had. I have never had a friend like her. I have never shared so many laughs and memories with someone like her. She has been there for me since day one and has helped me with so many things and to find one thing to talk about will be hard.

Within the past three years of knowing my best friend I have helped her with a lot. But just recently I helped her reunite with a friend of hers that she has been wanting to message, but she just could not write the right words or press send. Just recently we were talking, I told her to say “hey” and she was just nervous. She was nervous about what could happen, what would be said. So much happened in the past that she was not sure if either of them were holding on to something that should have just been let go. She could not get past the anxiety holding her back from the real purpose.The thought of what they had was the most toughest thing to think about, because something so small made them go their own ways. She had been wanting to message him for a while now but she could not find the words to say.  The purpose of messaging her old-time friend and seeing where life goes from that. I looked at her and said “worst comes to worst you guys actually have a conversation and things actually go smoothly.” She thought about it for a day or two and Saturday afternoon came and she finally typed some words and pressed send. After she sent the message she felt the pressure lift off her shoulders, and she then had to wait for a response that made her feel the sick because she did not know what to expect back. Later that evening she had met up with her friend at a play that his high school was putting on, they talked in hopes to try and fix the past to better the future. Not only did they talk and fix their flaws but they both have managed to forgive each other and focus on the future. They talked about the problems that made them go their own ways, but they also found a way to fix what happened so that they did not run into the same situation. They are now focusing on the future, college, jobs, planning a house maybe someday. She ended her night happy, she reunited with an old friend who she did not think would even talk to her. She thought that he hated her, and so did he, but that night they both talked, they talked about everything under the sun in hope to win each other over again.They talked about from when problems started to how to fix it and how to expect ups and downs in the future.  She’s happier now than she has ever been and if I had not stopped bugging her on messaging him I do not know where we would be today.

Although I helped her reach her biggest struggle and she’s happy I know that if the role was reversed she would have helped me the same way I did to her. We all have our own stories but what comes out of it all at the end is the most important piece of all.  The most memorable time when a friend helped me was just recently. School has never been easy for me, and I can honestly say that high school has knocked me down so many times but I still manage to push through everyday. Some subjects are easier than others but when it comes to math she is always there to help me when I do not understand something. Sophomore year I struggled with geometry and then again Junior year. Junior year I took accounting one, I entered the class enjoying it, and sure enough when the second semester came the class got a little harder, but I made it through. Accounting is very black and white, you need to be able to understand the words that come with it and if you don’t then you will struggle. Although I understood what was happening there was so many worksheets and journals that were happening at times I could not know where to put certain things. Senior year came and I am currently taking accounting two. Accounting two is very advanced but I know I can make through. I can say that chapter 4 is probably one of the hardest chapters I have come by, and it’s pushed me away for some time but I have overcome it with some help. I am also taking algebra 2 at the moment, math is not my best subject but she is always by my side to help me understand the chapter that has me confused. Although she took algebra a while ago she manages to help me the best she can when I do not understand something.  

There will always be times in life when you will help a friend and when a friend will help you. At this point in my life these are the moments I will always remember, not only did I gain a best friend 3 years ago but I have gained many laughs, and memories that will always be shared among each other

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