Friendship surprises me.

You can't chose family, they say.

I had a confirmation interview at the church 5 pm, and it was 4:43. I called my brother, and I couldn't reach him for the 31635761570 time. I got mad. Enough said.

I left a voice message saying I needed a ride from a friend of mine, but I didn't really give hope on this person willing to drive me as I gave up on myself to arrive there on time. (I forgot to mention, this interview was mandatory in order to BE confirmed as a Catholic.) I did what I do best, which was to panic, and 2 minutes later, the very same friend of mine called back and said," Hey.....still need that ride?"

He finally picked me up at the front of my house at 5:15. We basically gave up on arriving there on time, which was impossible, & decided on the drive back to the church that we would just tell the priest my situation, and that it would be a Catholic responsibility in letting a friend come to her interview than letting her not come at all.

& I can happily say, I passed my interview. :)

On the drive back home, I learned how he was already at the church to be interviewed when I called him, and gave up his slot to pick me up instead.

I responded by saying thank you infinitely.

He brushed off all of my 'thank you's' with replying once," Ah, it's nothing. No problem."

In a way, I felt like responding," Uh, no. It a BIG problem YOU fixed. This was NOT nothing by any means."

But I ended up staring at his hands on the wheel as he drove instead.

How can I repay him? What on earth made him think 'I need to help Ressa today'? Why? How could he have done such a thing? This all whammed inside my head.


I could tell he knew what I was thinking and said," Hey, I couldn't just leave you home. It's all worth it."

And all I could think of was " Wow. How could I possibly be deserving enough to have such a great friend?"

It all surprises me. How much a person can do for you without asking anything in return.



This is one of the many favors that friends have done for me in my life.

After high school, I really hope I feel the same way when I make new friends in college.



But for now, I can't help but keep thinking to myself how lucky I am.

I have friends that make me feel this way everyday.

For every person I ever said thank you to, I wanna give the opportunity to say thanks. Twice.