"The person who tries to keep everyone happy often ends up feeling the loneliest."
"Life is one wonderful treasure that is mysterious but yet the best blessing anyone on Earth can really get. Purpose, freedom, love, health and family are one of the many treasures in life that one should have in their lifetime, barring any incidents that will rob anyone of such opportunity of the many blessings of life itself. One of those blessings is of course something that anyone on Earth would love to have and keep as a consistent cast of characters, but sometimes it's easier said then done, and that said treasure that's important? Friends.
Having friends in a massive but yet interesting world should be really important to anyone. Having friends can teach us an abundance of lessons in life such as patience, how to main social interaction and more! It's important as well to find friends that deep down have respect for you and not the type of people that would leave that quick when you are used up like a used toy from your childhood in a chest.
Unfortunately, there are always going to be people in this world who think they might have friends and feel really good about themselves, only to figure out that those same people don't have that same love and respect for that person." - a mysterious voice.
On a bright Monday morning, a boy by the name of Richard got up from his bed with the typical enthusiasm he has at the beginning of each week to start it off on the right foot.
"What a nice day!" he proclaimed excitedly.
He then realized he had to get ready for school, so he quickly got started on his daily routine that included getting his clothes ready for the day, a nice warm shower, brushing his teeth and having a nice nutritious breakfast to cap off the daily pre-routine for school.
He then walks out his front door and starts his weekly journey to school as per usual. The walk to his school was pretty typical like any other, but it was unique in it's own right. He walked through a really nice community park that was decently sized, a small part of the neighborhood and then walking down a small hill with a bridge that's right above an Amtrak line heading to Los Angeles. And to top it all off, a nice walk up towards the school from the sidewalk up a curve walk into the campus of the school he's been going to for a good while now: University City High School.
The High School (in Richard's eyes) was a lot more than just an education hub where he can come in, do his work and take one step closer towards the foundation of his career, it was a place where he could sharpen his social skills and expand upon from it. A lot of his friends he had met prior to coming to UC, but it's not a shocker to suggest that he would make just a bit more like he did before.
The question was more so of this: Are those friends that he has a lot of are actually his friends?
Usually the first thing Richard does once he arrives at school is hang out with one of his groups of friends he personally has a lot of positive feelings and thoughts for, his friend group of Sam, Eloy, and Ryan. The four friends usually gather together near the front of the school gate to discuss what they've done the past weekend, talk about the upcoming week, their comment interests like video games and just about anything you would expect from a group of guys who have mutual respect and love for each other.
"Let's make this week another positive footing for us boys!" proclaimed Richard very excitingly. "Gotta make sure we know what we need to do"
"You bet!" replied Ryan. "Have to make sure we keep our game up." While the other guys agreed as well.
As they continued the conversation as per usual, a beautiful white blonde girl passed by them. Her brassy yellow blonde hair was a familiar scent and sight to Richard's eyes. It was one of the friends that he knew since 7th grade in middle school that not only he has mutual respect and is friends with, she's also someone that he's had a crush on for a while: Nicole.
"Hey Richie!" she said, as she walked by. "See you during 3rd period" as she walked by with a smile on her face and as she walked out of the picture, Richard couldn't help but be phased by how beautiful she looks. He then realized the other part of it which is reality for him: He doesn't have a chance with her.
But despite that, he quickly resumed the conversation topic that was at hand.
"COD was pretty funny last night, you saw how Eloy got murked 1v2 and how I went in there and it was a 1v3 and I just killed all 3 of them and killed the last one with a pistol?" said Richard.
"You were lucky to even have that if I didn't point out the amount they were committing while Sam was trying to defuse." replied Eloy, with a slight chuckle.
Richard agreed with a hum, but still proclaimed that taking out 3 enemies was a key to victory.
Then, the bell rung for everyone to go to their 1st period class in 5 minutes.
"See you guys at lunch." said Sam. Everyone then went their separate ways to their first period class.