Friendships are built over time. Some strong, some weak, some long, some short, some loyal and some horrible. What makes a friendship is all up to you. You are the one in charger of whether to continue or end a friendship. So let me tell you a story, a story of my friend, Mariana.
As a 4th grader who spent her whole life in a preforming arts academy, a new public school environment was very new and fun. During my first week of this brand new school, I met these girls named Mariana and Sabrina. We were the three musketeers! We did everything together. Since I was new to the environment, it was very shocking for me to hear many cuss words and adult language running out of the mouths of my friends. I immediately had a disgust feeling toward my new friends, however, continued on. Sabrina and I had discussed this foul language issue and decided we no longer wanted to be part of this group of friends. We then ended the relationship.
Once 5th grade came along, Sabrina and I were separated and Mariana and I were in the same class. At first, I thought this was a nightmare, due to the fact that I had no other friends then Sabrina, however things turned out great. I realized that Sabrina wasn't my REAL friend, she only hung out with me because she had no one else. Mariana, who knew I no longer wanted to pursue a friendship with her, was kind and welcoming to me even though she knew my dislikes. That was a true friend. After the next couple months, Mariana and I were the best of friends and no one could separate us. In the next few years following, Mariana and I had absolutely no classes together, which was horrible. Then I moved school and we never got to see each other after. However we continued to stick together and stay friends for a long time. To this day, 7 years later, we are still friends.
Since we parted ways, we kept in touch and never lost that friendship we had. But one day, I got a text, a very difficult text for me to completely understand at that moment. I found out that my dearest friend had a very bad heart condition, which I never knew about, and needed heart surgery. In my mind I thought about all the horrible possibilities that might happen but also the great things that will happen if this surgery went well. My mind was full of mixed emotions and I didn't know what to do or think. All I knew was that I needed to pray for her and stay positive. Late at night I would think back to the awesome memories we had which overruled the bad ones by far. Then, I realized something. No matter what happens in life, you must treasure the moments you have with people, because one day they may not be able to be there to make more. So treasure the moments you have with the people you love, I know I will. Good luck on Monday, Mariana, stay strong. We love you.
