Chapter 3 End of first year

"Real Friends stay for a reason"

The end of my first year is allready near. I did my best to enjoy my first year as a high schooler. I made new friends and experienced new types of fun. I had experience new emotions and many more. My first year as a high schooler was made more enjoyable and easy by all these experience. Just like what they say,"don't be afraid to try new things." Surely I learned a lot and I laugh a lot in this year. Now we will say goodbye to the first year.

Today was the closing ceremony of our school. My parents were disappointed that I wasn't able to become an honor student . Well they expected much from me cause ever since elementary I've been an honor student and even graduated as a valedictorian in elementary. My parents aren't the only one disappointed at me but I too, I'm disappointed at myself that I wasn't been able to reach their expectations. I know it's also my fault cause cause I didn't give my best, it was all fun and laughter for me and now I'm down. I didn't even study sometimes and I always get lazy in school. I regret not my giving best. Surely some honor student can relate to that feeling.

"Oh come on Harres, stop overthinking." Jake said while cheering me up. By the way I'm with Jake and Dayne today. Maybe they saw me earlier feeling down so now they're trying to cheer me up.

"Don't space out will yah." Dayne said

"It's okay guys really, I'm fine. No need to worry." I said with a smile

"Eh.... Okay then cheer up will yah." Jake said

"Okay...okay..." I replied

"Oh yeah guys let's go get some pancakes there." Dayne said happily while he place his arms on my shoulder

I spent the whole day with them, also while thinking next year I'll do my best not to disappoint my parents anymore.

"Bye Harres see you around!" Jake said while leaving with Dayne

"Okay see yah!" I replied to them cheerfully.

"If only I had met Dayne and Jake sooner. Life would've been much more happy and fun."I thought myself while watching them tease each other like idiots on their way home. They were a big gift to me from God. Having friends you can rely on,having friends that never leaves you,having friends that always helps you,having friends you can share you're stories with,having friends that laugh with you, and having true real friends will make your life a more wonderful and great story. Just like the saying says "you can't really enjoy life to the fullest alone." Having one or two real friends is allready so much for me. Same to you and me we should be real to our friends too. We should be able to make them happy just like how they made us smile when we need them or even in boring situations.

Summer break started so early. I wanna spend more time with my friends but I guess I'd have to wait for summer to pass by. Waiting was so lame. Summer is becoming pretty boring as time passes by although day by day I'm getting used to it. Oh yeah... By the way it's that time of the year again. The town's yearly festival. Well this only happens once in a year so I decided to go. I was at the festival today standing amidst so many crowds. I'm starting to feel sick now. The whole plaza was like a big loud speaker with mixed music's you can't understand. There are those shouting for their products, those playing DVDs, CDs and music's, those on the gym shouting and cheering, those playing on the stage and many more noisy sounds mixed up that form a very loud environment. Now I'm regretting going here, it's so stressful. I don't even know a single person here. I just stepped aside and lean on a wall. Watching all those crowds passing by was making me dizzy so I just closed my eyes and tried to rest.

"Hey! Harres!" Someone shouted my name from among the crowds. I slowly opened my eyes and looked up.

"Hey Harres!" The voice repeated. I looked at where the sound was coming from and saw Jake and Dayne waving so happily.

"Come here will yah!" Jake shouted again. I was happy there was someone I know there among those thousands of unknown strangers. I rushed down to where they are cheerfully like my stress and dizziness wore off.

"Hi guys, what are you doing here!" I asked them happily.

"We came here to enjoy the festival too of course." Jake said.

"Luckily Jake spotted you from there, you look so worn out." Dayne said with a worried voice.

"Ah... Haha, Its just that I'm not used going to a festival alone with so many crowds and noisy stuffs like this." I said naturally.

"Eh...okay then come with us, let's explore the whole plaza.'' Jake said convincingly.

"Huh... That looks pretty tiring." I said with a pale voice.

"Oh come on were just gonna have fun... after all this is only once in a year ya know."Dayne said while he place his hand around my shoulder.

"Yeah!.. come on let's go to the gym there. I heard there's a magic show there, come on!" Jake said with a smile while he grabs my arm.

"Okay! No need to pull me." I said

"Ah sorry!haha, come on let's go!" Jake cheerfully said

"The magic show will end soon! Come on hurry up guys!" Dayne said with a happy tone.

We were able to reach the show but ended up after just 20 minutes. The two of them looked unsatisfied.

"Oh man that ended fast." Jake said with a lame voice.

"Wish we got there earlier." Dayne also said with a lame voice.

"Oh come on guys cheer up, there are plenty more in the festival we can enjoy! Oh yeah!.. let's go there and ride that enormous round like structure!" I said cheerfully

"Heh?.. you mean the ferris wheel?"Jake said with a lame voice

"I thought you were afraid of heights?" Dayne asked with a lame tone.

"I think I can do it, besides I'm with you guys." I said cheerfully.

"Hey Dayne somethings not right here."

"Yeah... It looks like the situations been turned upside down."

"Hey guys what are you doing!.. come on!" I cheerfully said again.

"Heh?... Come on Dayne cheer up too. Let's shake that monkey up!"

"Okay Jake keep up."

....15 minutes later...

"Hey Jake....Dayne.... Can we go down now I'm getting sick here." I said with a scared voice.

"Eh?....you're the one who suggested here." Jake said

"Yeah you even said you can do it when you're with us. Hehe." Dayne annoyingly said.

"Guys I can't hold it anymore. I really feel sick now." I said

"Hah!...wait,wait,wait,wait! Don't throw up here!"Jake's voice turned from being annoying to scared haha.

"Hold it up...hold it up Harres!" Dayne said so fast.

Luckily the ferris wheel stopped on time and I throw up outside.

"Ewww man...you smell ugly.."Jake disgustedly said.

"You look pale Harres." Dayne followed.

"Hahaha We didn't know this side of you Harres haha." Jake annoyingly said.

"Haha you looked like poop haha!"Dayne followed.

"Blablabla... Laugh all you want. I don't care." I said with an annoyed voice.

"Let's just go haha play there hahaha!" Jake laughed.

"Oh come on... Stop laughing allready!" I said.

I spent the whole night with Jake and Dayne playing the games on the festival,watching comedies and shows on the gym, and buying cool stuffs untill morning.

"Okay guys thanks for today! See you again on June!" I said cheerfully

"Uhm wait Harres! About that uhm..." Jake said with a trembling voice.

"Eh what is it?" I said with a confused voice.

"Uhm Harres we might not be seeing each other again on June." Dayne said with a pale voice.

"Uhm maybe this was our last time together." Jake followed.

"Eh?.... Why? What happened guys?!" I said so confused.

"Harres were gonna transfer school back to our hometown away from here." Jake said with a sad voice.

"Don't worry Harres maybe next year we will come by here on vacation."Dayne said with a smile.

"Yeah! Don't worry well come back next festival!" Jake followed.

"Oh come on guys why now? Leaving me alone again damn you two!" I said with a a sad voice.

"Sorry Harres, It's just that our time here was just for a year on our grandparents house."

"Oh come on let's not get into drama here. We're boys ya know. Don't cry okay, let's just say our farewell now."Dayne said

"Uhm okay guys promise you will come back next summer okay!" I said with a smile while wiping my tears.

"Yeah we promise." They both said together "we'll miss you bro!"

"Oh come on don't make this a hard goodbye"I said sadly.

"Haha cheer up now I know you can make new friends! Don't worry well be back next time." Dayne said with a smile.

"We shall return!"Jake followed.

"Come on don't imitate General McArthur hahaha!"

We laugh together in that day. Did our farewell fist bump and bid farewell. Until next summer again... The happiness I've felt with them was memorable although in life somethings are just temporary and so was that happiness though I learned a lot from them and made me look at life with a new perspective. I'm gonna miss them.

It's the start of classes now. But life is now lonely. My two friends left and now I'm alone or so that's what I thought when suddenly  Kyle showed with a smile on his face. He was on the same class with me. I was shocked but also I'm so happy. When we enter the classroom I was again surprised seeing a flower so bright inside. It was the class idol I had a crush on. Wow we were in the same section.