Everlasting Friendship (standard:non fiction, 2393 words)
Author: DragonSoul	Added: Sep 05 2001	Views/Reads: 4079/2485	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Its how two friends became friends, and how one is affected when the other friend passes away

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other wrong or at times we had nothing better to do, but it was all in 
fun. We never took those arguments seriously. 

I do remember that we did have a few serious arguments. On our Senior
Prom in High School. My date and I were suppose to met up with Danny 
and his date. The problem happened when he made plans with a mutual 
friend of ours for them to share a limo. So Danny and his date when 
with Milton and his date to the Senior Prom. Needless to say I was very 
pissed off after that. The prom was about April or May. After the prom 
I was so hurt and pissed off that I wouldn't talk to Danny for weeks, 
and he knew  he was wrong but I just couldn't forgive or forget. I 
wasn't planning on going but me and my other friend Jack decided we 
would regret it for many reasons. The main reason was because I wasn't 
going to be spending one of the last great nights I had in High School 
with my closest friend and my other good friends. Well one day when we 
were bowling on different lanes Danny's father came up to me and talked 
to me, and asked me to forgive him. He said he knew he made a mistake 
and that he was so sorry and also was upset. Danny's farther was a very 
kind and sincere man, what can you say he was a great teacher and at 
one time my tutor during high school. Well I thought about it and 
decided to make up and enough was enough. So after that everything went 
back to normal and we were best friends once again. 

The sad thing about that is that only a couple months later Danny got
sick when we started our graduation walk throughs before we actually 
had the graduating ceremony. I went to Danny's house to see how he was 
feeling and he was pretty much just sleeping because he had a cold or 
something. I came in and said hi to him. I told him I wish he would 
feel better soon so we can go out and party hardy since we are about to 
graduate. Finally they all graduated, but Danny was still sick. He was 
even worse off then a week prior to when I saw him last. Because unlike 
my graduation class I had to take a summer class to graduate so I 
wasn't with my friends or Danny for the final goodbye to the High 
School years. Well a few days later I get a call at night saying that 
Danny was airlifted to a hospital in the next state, and that later 
that night he Died. I was in such shock, I couldn't believe it. I 
thought it was a joke. My mother came into my room and sit by me 
because she thought I would lose it but I didn't. I remember that night 
that me and Danny made a packed that neither one of us could die 
because we meant so much to each other as friends. Because 2 yrs prior 
we lost a best friend in a car accident. So I was thinking that very 
night that Danny cant do this to me no way in hell can he die on me. I 
was praying to god to let him come back to life, I mean shit if other 
people can come back to life why not DANNY? He was the nicest and most 
caring person I ever knew, and anyone else whoever got to know him. The 
following morning I get a call saying Danny is alive that the doctors 
were wrong. That he didn't die he just had a very weak heart beat. Well 
I was so happy you couldn't believe it. I made my mother take me and my 
neighbor to see him out of state, once I finished my summer class the 
next day. I got home and my mother took us. We got there and Danny was 
laying there motionless. My neighbor couldn't touch him or talk to him 
he was a few years younger and I guess he couldn't handle it, so then 
he took a step back. I went up to Danny touched his forehead, it felt 
cold to me. So I touched Danny's hand and told him how much we all miss 
him, and that he couldn't die on us that we all need him and love him 
too much for him to let us go. And for him to get better, and that we 
will be waiting on him. Finally we left and I got home. 

I went out to a neighbors house later that day to hang out. Just to get
my mind off of Danny but of course that didn't help but at least it 
kept me busy. After hanging out for a few hrs I went home to eat and 
relax. I decided to call Danny's house and see how is parents were 
doing. I told them I went to visit him today. I asked them if they were 
going to visit Danny the next day. They told me no, I couldn't believe 
it what do u mean no! Ok maybe they are tired and need a day off ; from 
going up there and spending all they days there. So I asked if they 
were going the following day? They said No again. I asked why whats 
wrong? They told me Danny passed away that night. I couldn't believe 
what I was hearing. It couldn't be true could it? 

Well a few days later it was time to go to Danny's wake. I was one of
the Paulberrors. I got there early because I was going to be there 
through all the services. During the wake I noticed that in the casket 
there was a picture of Danny, Jack, Milton and myself in it. It was on 
Danny's 18 birthday which was 4 months earlier. It was one of the only 
pictures of us all, and you know how guys get. They aren't musshy so we 
didn't take many pictures together, but that day we did. So I went to 
Danny sister Nicki, and asked her if they are leaving it inside with 
him. She said no that they aren't allowed to. So I asked if I would be 
able to keep it, she said yes. It made me very happy in a very unhappy 
time.  It was approaching mid-evening, so the final services was just 
about done. They were closing the casket and then all the friends, 
family and acquaintances were walking out of the funeral home, and his 
sister was walking out as well when she handed me that picture. The 
only people who were left were the paulberrors. I took a look at that 
picture, took a seat for a minute, cause I knew we had a few minutes 
left before we had to take the casket into the hearsh. So I sat down 
looked at the photo and cried like a baby for about a minute and that 
was the last time I cried. I wanted to cry more after that day passed 
for Danny but I just couldn't. It hurt too much for me, way too much. 
Then came his Sister and his cousins and another mutual friend and they 
patted me on the back and told me it would all be all right. I was 
ashamed of myself. I couldn't believe I was crying and they were 
consoling me. I was suppose to be consoling them instead, so we all 
just gave one another a hug cause we still had more to go before it was 
over. 

Now I am sitting back and remembering all the good times and bad we had.
I am still wondering what type of heart condition he had, that took him 
so young.  Also remembering what he showed me and got me into. I went 
through a lot of hard years after his death . I had trouble dealing 
with it, but Danny's mother told me a few years later the she truly 
believed in her heart that Danny wanted too see me for the last time 
before he was able to rest in peace, which also showed me what kinda 
brave soul he had. What he has done for me and showed me makes our 
Friendship Everlasting. No matter what, I will always remember him as 
long as I will live. He will leave through my truimpts as well as 
through my Heart, Body and Soul. Danny is the reason why I am proud to 
live, because if I live he will always live with me. That is what 
Everlasting Friendship is about.


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