The Power of Friendship

I believe in the power of friendship. When I first started going to kindergarten, I met my best friend April. We were very close. I thought that she was my best friend and that we would only have each other as best friends. However, once we began third grade, there were 2 new girls and April really liked to spend time with them. I began to notice that she would hang out with them more than me. They did everything together. They made secret clubs, performed in talent shows together and even played hand ball together. That was April and I’s thing. One day I confronted her about how I felt left out and that I wanted her to choose between me and them. She refused. She told me that people could have more than one best friend. I could not and did not believe her. How can you have more than 1 best friend? It didn’t make any sense to me. However we still remained friends and joined ensemble and other talent shows. I just thought that I should get other friends just in case she wants to hang out with her other friends. Once we began go to middle school, we were still distanced but she would still come and vent to me because of the type of person I am and I would confide to her. Up until that point, I didn’t have any close friends because I thought all of them were going to do what April did. I thought they might get bored and search for the next exciting person that could be their friend. So I began to confide more to my sister Ezinne. I felt like I could trust her because she was my sister, she wouldn’t ever get tired of me and she’s stuck with me forever. She usually listened to what I had to say and whenever I was down she knew how to cheer me up. I hung out with her most of the time at school and people wondered why I was always with here. I thought it was normal to be really close with your sister but I guess I was wrong. I shrugged at people’s questions and kept hanging out with her. Once I began high school, I was separated from Ezinne. We would hang out at snack but our schedules conflicted with each other. So I started to just hang out with anyone until Ezinne made it into high school. Once I made it to the eleventh grade, I noticed that my one of my friends, Ashley, was in 4 of my classes. We started walking with each other to classes and began to notice that we have a lot in common. We became best friends very fast. All of a sudden I began to notice that there are 3 people that I confide in. I remembered what April said and realized that you can have more than one best friend. I failed to realize back then was that we had a different friendship compared her other friends. My friendships with April, Ashley and Ezinne differ and although they are all different, my bond with each of them could never be broken.

p.s. I don't understand why it says Alisa's name but this is Chidiogo