【IcanstillrememberwhenIMETMYBESTFRIEND.完形原文】
IcanstillrememberwhenIMETMYBESTFRIEND.完形
原文
【IcanstillrememberwhenIMETMYBESTFRIEND.完形原文】
IcanstillrememberwhenIMETMYBESTFRIEND.完形
原文
IcanstillrememberthefirstdaywhenImetmybestfriend.Shehadjustmovedintotheneighborhoodandhergrandmotherwhoalsolivedintheneighborhoodbroughtherdowntomeetme.Ihidbehindmymotherandshehidbehindhergrandmother,scaredtolookateachother.Soon,welosttheshynessandstartedplayingwitheachother,bikeridingtoeachother'shouseandhavingsleepovers.In7thgrade,Ifirstlosttouchwithher.ShewasgoingthroughfamilyproblemsandIdesertedhertobewiththe"coolerpeople".NoneofmynewfriendslikedherasmuchasIdidbecausetheyknewshehad"problems".Howevereverysummerwewouldalwayssitateachother'shouseandwatchsoapoperas,eatDoritos(orwhateverjunkfoodhermomhadbought)andtalkaboutalltheboysweliked.
ItwaslastyearwhenInoticedtheproblem.IguessIwasjusttocatchupinhighschooltorealizesheneededsomeonethereforher.Well,shemadeanew"bestfriend"andsodidI.ThenIdidn'tknowwhy,butshestartedcuttingherself!
Shewasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression,andhadtogotoahospitalduringtheday.Iwasveryupsetatfirstbutwiththelatenitecalls,andmeetingeachotherhalfwayupthestreetatmidnight.Westillstayedintouch.Iwantedtobethereforhersincehernewbestfriendbasicallydesertedhersincepeoplewerecallinghercrazy,andIknewIstillcaredaboutherlikeasister.
Yesterdayshecametomeandsaidthis:"Ineverknewwhatabestfriendwasuntilyouweretheonlypersonthatwouldstopmefromcutting;theonlypersonthatevermademefeelbetteraboutmyselfandmyproblems.Youdon'tknowthisbutIwastryingtokillmyselfthisoneniteyoucalledmeandIwascrying.Ioweyousomuch,andyoudidn'tevenknowyouwerehelpingme."
Webothcried.AndIguessakindoflessonfrommylifesofaristonevergiveuponyourfriends.Eveniftheyaren'tascoolasothers,orpeoplethinktheyarecrazy,theyneedsomeonethere.Ifyoudesertthem,youwillonlybemiserableyourself.Soifafriendneedsyou,andyoucareforthem,youcanneverdesertthem.