Importance of friends

Last night, Juliane slept a little late in comparison other days. That's why she woke up a little late. It was already 8 am when she woke up. She hurriedly went to bathroom. After coming out, she started making food. Like yesterday, she made brunch for today too. She went and got ready for school. Hurriedly came out and started eating her food since it was already late. Other days, she used to walk to school but today it was late so she called a cab and went to school on it. Thankfully she didn't get late for her classes. As there were no close friends of her, she was not cared by any other students. Don't know whose fault it was that Juliane could not become nice friend of anyone since her elementary school. She was always alone in her class. In her life, there was only one friend and of course that person was her dad, William. It was not like that she never tried to become friend of her age kids but whenever she went in any of the group, she was always made to feel that she is that kind of girl who cannot be fit in her age group kids. After being shameful everytime, she stopped to become friend of anyone in school.

Juliane had everytime got sad results on friendship. But this time she got feeling that she should try to be friend with her work mates. If she gets to become friend with them, it will be good achievement for her and if she does not, then as always she will be alone without any friends.

Next day and Juliane woke up. She went to get fresh. As usual she made her brunch, ate it, kept the remaining on fridge, got ready for school and went on to start a new day. After school, she went for job and then for her night duty. She exchanged the duty with the cashier, sat on the chair and started looking here and there. She was searching for her work mates but could not find in the store so she remained quietly seeing in the screen of the monitor. After a while, some sound came towards the store. It seemed like it was of two person talking. They came inside the store. Juliane thought they were customers so she stood up as soon as they entered but they were her work mates of store. They burst out of laughter including Juliane. In spite of her embarrassment, she continued laughing as if she had not laughed for years. Both of them found themselves odd as she was laughing and stopped laughing on her.

"Hey, you two made me feel so dread."

The older one asked," Why did you feel dread?"

"I was all alone here and am also new to this kind of job and suddenly someone came and I just....."

"Okay, we understood. From now onwards no need to worry and never have a feeling of dread while you are on work."

Juliane shake her head in the sense of saying yes. The younger boy was just looking at her non-stop. After the conversation was over with Juliane, they were going back to their work.

"Hey, Can I ask you something?"

The older one replied,"What?"

"What are your names?"

"Why do you need?"

Her face went pale after that question. She felt that this time too she won't get friends. But he decided to tell her the answer of her question.

"As you have asked, We will say our names. My name is Mark Goblin and (pointing) his name is James Ellison."

(Slightly smiling) "Wow, you both have cool name"

"What about yours?" James asked with a look towards her.

"Ahh, mine, My name is Juliane Brown."

(In a way of trifle) "You too have a beautiful name. Shall we three have a friendship as a team mates?"

Juliane got happy that her words were said by some other.

"I am alright with this friendship, what about you Mark?" Juliane asked.

"Well if you too are becoming friends, then why shall I be behind? I too will become the part of this friendship."

Thankfully, Juliane did not get any sad results for this friendship. First time in her life she felt she got her real friends. After having their conversation all of them started working. Juliane had noticed James looking at her continuously while talking with Mark. She started talking with herself.

"Is he attracted towards me? No, I don't think so, do I look attractive? No, Not at all, who will get attracted with a dull person like me? Wait, wait, what am I talking about? Have I gone mad? Come on Juliane, stop dreaming now, focus on your work, you will get nut if you think about things like these and..."

(Phone rings)

Juliane came out of her world. It was William who was calling. She answered the phone. She talked with him about her day and listened to her dad's day too. William said he was enjoying a lot there but was also missing her. Had she been there, it would have more fun was the thing she was thinking about. Seeing her dad missing her so much, she said him not to miss her or else he won't get to enjoy his trip there for which he waited for so long. She did not say she was missing him too neither about her insomnia. Then they both talked about things of here and there and hanged up after some time.

Mark couldn't sop him asking Juliane about her parents. Juliane gently said that her mom passed away long time ago and now lives with dad. Hearing that Mark said her that she was such a brave girl who is fighting with many things in a small age.

James was there listening all their conversations without uttering a word. He find it hard to ask in front of Mark that where is his dad now that he misses her so much. But could not do that, so he continued doing the work he was doing.

It was 2 am and their duty was over. Juliane and James said bye to Mark and started walking towards their home. James and Juliane were walking side by side. James thought it was the best time to ask about all his thoughts going on in his head about Juliane. He started asking.

"Juliane, would you mind if I ask you questions till your home comes?"

(Sighs) "Okay, you can but I too will ask questions when I think I need to"

James agreed and started asking her questions.

"Is your dad somewhere out? He said he was missing you?"

"Yeah, he is in his tour to Switzerland."

"Don't you miss him? Why you didn't say you miss him?"

"I do miss him daily, every moment, but if I will tell him this, he will get his weakness point activated and would not be able to enjoy his trip."

"You seem to be a introvert person who hides their feeling and pain. Why do you do so?"

This time Juliane could not answer as fast as she was answering before. She just stopped in middle of the pathway, looked up to the sky and took a long breathe.

(Starts walking again)

"You know James, in life, we don't get everything we need. We have to wait them for long. Likewise something same happened to me. I didn't have a single friend since my childhood except my dad. To know as my friends, from now on, you and Mark are there but before no one were there. All of my things I could not tell to my dad so I started hiding inside me. And day after day, I ended up being a introvert."

After finishing this line she stopped.

"What happened?"

"Now, I think the time you asked for has ended up. Thank you for the questions you asked. I feel much relief that I ended up telling my hidden story to someone whom I call my friend." (gives a smile)

She went back to home. Sat on the sofa and thought that if its just some hours that she had made friends and she is getting so much relief sharing a part of her life. If she had friends from her childhood, she would have enjoyed her life much better. She got the meaning of importance of friends in life. What happened if she could not enjoy friendship in childhood, she thought of enjoying it now onwards. Thinking this, she got freshen up, ate her food, took pills and went to sleep.