2007-12-04
eenie-meanie-miney
I've realized that very rarely do I ever "choose" my friends. Most of my friends, especially my closer ones, basically chose me. They oftentimes initiated the relationship and ensured that it didn't fizzle away in the beginning phases and can happen all too often.
What happens when people stop choosing me?
Along a similar thread, Santy and I have been friends for almost for years now. We met in English class in the 10th grade. We also shared PE and Chemistry together. In a way, I sort of initiated our relationship. I remember chatting with him when we both got out during some game of dodgeball or whatever. We would talk whenever in class, but never anything serious. Junior year we became closer - we had creative writing and English together. That was also when I started getting closer to Euphonium (she was also in my 10th grade English class. Who would have thought the class would have been so defining for me?). Santy and I got even closer senior year. We had all sorts of classes together, so I saw him for the bulk of everyday. He helped me through the breakup.
Santy is one of my closest friends, but we rarely talk. We don't e-mail, hardly ever IM and occasionally talk over the phone. But when we do speak, the amazing thing is that it's as if no time has passed between us. We quickly and easily get back into our groove, even if our relationship is a bit disfunctional.
unchallenged at 1:14 p.m.