My Best Friend

Just Another Bromance

During Middle School, I was a nervous wreck. Well, I still am, but that’s not the point. While I was carpooling with my friend to a cross country meet in 7th grade, a random kid also carpooled with us. This was the moment in history that would spark the greatest friendship that I have ever had, thus far. Soon, I became friends with this kid, whose name is Miguel. His favorite color is green. He rode his bike to target to get ingredients for his protein shake. I know, he’s weird.

One day, I was bogged down with a history presentation. I tried to tell myself that it wouldn't take that long, but deep down I knew I would probably pull an all-nighter. Throughout the day, I slowly got sucked into the prospect of doing homework forever, as it never seemed to end. As I gloomily thought about the near future, I hear the sharp, screeching bell ring in my ears. I went towards where Miguel and I usually sit. I thought I would at least get some joy from playing games on my phone, but reality can never be predicted. When I was talking to Miguel, my homework crept into the conversation and soon we were talking about ways to find online cheats to the worksheets. Somewhere in the middle, Miguel said, "It's alright, Sunny. You can do this. I believe in you, and you already know that you can call your main man if you ever need help with your presi. Like FDR said, "The only thing to fear is fear itself". See? We're already talking about history over here!"

I smiled. "Thanks, dude. Although, I doubt you'd be able to help, considering you couldn't stop yourself from talking during your math final last year!!!" (This was a HUGE running joke between me and Miguel. After he failed that test because he was talking, I mentioned it every day and criticized him. If he was here right now and heard me talking about him failing the math test, he would walk out the door).

All jokes aside, his advice really did help me get better at doing homework quicker. Moreover, he was able to successfully encourage me to finish my work whenever I was feeling down, greatly increasing my productivity. Overall, Miguel showed me how extraordinary a friendship can be, and what they can accomplish. I still strive for his positiveness to this day.