AStoryAboutFriendship
佚名/Anonymous
Oneday,whenIwasafreshmaninhighschool,Isawakidfrommyclasswaswalkinghomefromschool.HisnamewasKyle.Itlookedlikehewascarryingallofhisbooks.Ithoughttomyself,「WhywouldanyonebringhomeallhisbooksonaFriday?Hemustreallybeanerd.」Ihadquiteaweekendplanned(partiesandafootballgamewithmyfriendstomorrowafternoon),soIshruggedmyshouldersandwenton.
AsIwaswalking,Isawabunchofkidsrunningtowardhim.Theyranathim,knockingallhisbooksoutofhisarmsandtrippinghimsohelandedinthedirt.Hisglasseswentf?lying,andIsawthemlandinthegrassabouttenfeetfromhim.HelookedupandIsawtheterriblesadnessinhiseyes.Myheartwentouttohim.So,Ijoggedovertohimandashecrawledaroundlookingforhisglasses.Isawatearinhiseye.AsIhandedhimhisglasses,Isaid,「Thoseguysarejerks.Theyreallyshouldbepunished.」Helookedatmeandsaid,「Hey,thanks!」Therewasabigsmileonhisface.Itwasoneofthosesmilesthatshowedrealgratitude.
Ihelpedhimpickuphisbooks,andaskedhimwherehelived.Asitturnedout,helivednearme,soIaskedhimwhyIhadneverseenhimbefore.Hesaidhehadgonetoprivateschoolbeforenow.Iwouldhaveneverhungoutwithaprivateschoolkidbefore.Wetalkedallthewayhome,andIcarriedsomeofhisbooks.Heturnedouttobeaprettycoolkid.Iaskedhimifhewantedtoplayalittlefootballwithmyfriends.Hesaidyes.WehungoutallweekendandthemoreIgottoknowKyle,themoreIlikedhim,andmyfriendsthoughtthesameofhim.
Mondaymorningcame,andtherewasKylewiththehugestackofbooksagain.Istoppedhimandsaid,「Boy,youaregonnareallybuildsomeseriousmuscleswiththispileofbookseveryday!」Hejustlaughedandhandedmehalfthebooks.Overthenextfouryears,KyleandIbecamebestfriends.Whenwewereseniors,webegantothinkaboutcollege.KyledecidedonGeorgetown,andIwasgoingtoDuke.Iknewthatwewouldalwaysbefriend,thatthemileswouldneverbeaproblem.Hewasgoingtobeadoctor,andIwasgoingforbusinessonafootballscholarship.
Kylewasvaledictorianofourclass.Iteasedhimallthetimeaboutbeinganerd.Hehadtoprepareaspeechforgraduation.Iwassogladitwasn』tmehavingtogetupthereandspeak.Graduationday,IsawKyle.Helookedgreat.Hewasoneofthoseguysthatreallyfoundhimselfduringhighschool.Hef?illedoutandactuallylookedgoodinglasses.HehadmoredatesthanIhadandallthegirlslovedhim.Boy,sometimesIwasjealous.Todaywasoneofthosedays.Icouldseethathewasnervousabouthisspeech.So,Ismackedhimonthebackandsaid,「Hey,bigguy,you』llbegreat!」Helookedatmewithoneofthoselooks(thereallygratefulone)andsmiled.「Thanks.」hesaid.