WHEN I WAS ELEVEN!

9/8/2012

I don’t remember much about middle school or elementary school, I just remember the big events like graduation, and they are always special, but one thing that will always sticks with me is my friends. I was twelve or eleven years old, when I went to middle school, Luis Muñoz Marin was the name of the school, in Arecibo, first when I got there I was really scared, especially of the ninth graders, I mean the look so tall and mean. Fortunately I had my best friend with me, and she was the social one, everybody liked Kaili, she was fun to be around with, and I have no idea why, we became friends, she hated me back then. I met Kaili in elementary school, where we were rivals just because Roland our other best friend had a crush on me at that time and she had a crush on him. I used to tease her about it, till I made her cry once, then I felt bad, I said I was sorry but I don’t think till this day that she has forgiving me about it. One day I was forced to work with her in an assignment, and that’s when we started to be friends more or less, but I stopped teasing her. We became best friends graduating the 6th grade when Kaili, Roland and Me where the last one to leave the class day. That day the three of us just talked I don’t remember about what, but we bonded as best friends us three, it was just a feeling, and I was not wrong, that summer Roland, I think when to stay with someone and couldn’t hang with us, but me and Kaili were inseparable, but once middle school started we were the dynamic trio. Honestly I couldn’t get through middle school if it weren’t for my best friends, specially Kaili, it’s funny how two people that don’t like each other end up being best friends, Kaili and me are still best friends and I know our friendship is going a long way, but me and Roland really don’t talk, he got married I think had a child or the other way round, but we don’t keep in contact, on the other hand Kaili moved to the states and we still keep in contact. I miss my friends especially I miss the way things were, but people change and friendship change too, but some friendships are meant to be, others are not.

10 Comments

Gabriela

9/9/2012 10:57:43 pm

Such is life but it's good to know that the person that hated you once was the one who sticked with you until today. I know that feeling of wishing to have the good all days back, nothing better than childhood (adult life it's too complicated). I like that last sentences you wrote: "but people change and friendship change too, but some friendships are meant to be, others are not." Recently I had one that was not meant to be....

Alba

9/9/2012 10:59:54 pm

It's true what you said about friendships: some last and some just don't. True friends stay friends no matter the miles that are between them, and even if you haven't seen them in months or years, but when you hang out it's like no time has passed at all.

Adriana

9/9/2012 11:13:44 pm

Well, my favorite character is the author obviously. I also liked Kaili because although they thought they didn't get along, they did, and they are still friends. The story is short and straightforward and I liked it.

ZULEYKA

9/9/2012 11:16:38 pm

While I was reading I felt yours feelings towards this particular situation ...... I think everyone have had a similar situation.......good structure...

Eva

9/9/2012 11:19:56 pm

I really can relate to your story about Kaili. At my age, I still keep my friendship with my inseparable best friend Elsie. We are just devoted to each other after almost 40 years of friendship. Life doesn't always keep's us near, but we really try to spend time together. She's one of the treasures of my life.

Claudia

9/9/2012 11:24:43 pm

Thats the interesting thing about friendships, specially ones you make when you're still so young, the good times you shared were real its just that we grow up and go in different directions till the only thing you have in common are the good ol'days.

Ariana

9/9/2012 11:33:30 pm

I think it could use a bit more information. But all in all, it was pretty good and I can relate to the whole growing apart from friends thing.

Christian

9/11/2012 09:41:58 am

I understand. Once you get out of high school there are some friendships that fall apart naturally, as well as friendships that precede during college. Its completely normal to feel like that. I had a best friend too since elementary school and we graduated together. Unfortunately, during 2nd year of college he dropped out, and he and I started talking less. He encountered a different social circle that made me feel extremely uncomfortable and the friendship just naturally fell apart.

Diana

9/11/2012 09:44:55 am

Victoria, I can relate to you with the loving/hating relationship with Kaili. When I started middle school a girl Natalie hated me because I knew more English than her and she was had the highest grades except on English. She make fun of me and treat me in a very mean way. One day we were making a project together and started talking she knew one of my cousins and she had a crush on him. So, since they both knew me they started dating. It didn't last long, but our relationship did. We have been best friends for 12 years now, and I absolutely love her. We are very different but love and compassion help us a lot. Those friendships that are from so long and that help you with your struggles on middle and high school, are a treasure.

Yonathane

9/16/2012 07:03:46 am

I also have moments with friends that Im never forgetting. Infact one friend stuck, he is geeky nerd artist weird illustrator that has never ever grown up. Because of him my imagination grew and my dreams have no limit. There is allways a person or persons that impact your live and because of them you are who you are.

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