A New Friend

          I was casually walking to my class when I saw someone that i didn't recognise sitting at my seat. I walked up to my table and settle my books down to find her looking up at me and giving me a stare. "Sorry but you're sitting on my seat." I said. She got up, took her books, her bag and walked to the seat beside me. "Someone sits there too but you can sit at that corn-" before I could finished, she got up once again and move to the seat I told her about.

          I felt guilty for doing that to her so I got up and went to apologize to her. "Sorry for making you move around that much just now." She gave me a stare again and looked away. The bell rings and I quickly ran to my seat and get ready for class to begin. I then wonder what was with her attitude but I didn't really mind anymore after that.

          "Did you see how the new girl talk to me just now? She was so rude!" Said one of the girls in my class. It has only been half a day at school and rumors are already spreading around. I couldn't take it anymore and went to talk to her once again. "Have you noticed that people are spreading rumors around you already?" "Yeah, let them do it." Said the new girl. "Why aren't you doing anything about it? Everyone is already having a bad impression on you." I said "I don't care, I had always been treated that way ever since I started coming to school here." Cried the new girl. 

          Apparently her family recently moved from the rural area to the city and she has a hard time making friends. She misses her hometown and wants to talk to her friends back there. She decided to not make new friends here as she didn't have the heart to do it. I listened to her cry in agony and her thoughts of wanting to go home. I told her that it is not that bad here either. She has to open her heart and accept new people into her life. It took me several days to convinced her and she finally did open up and accepted new friends. 

          That was two years ago when I met Evie. She is now one of the popular kids in school because of letting herself meet new people and to accept them into her life. She learnt that no matter how far away you are from your friends and you're alone, it is alright to have new friends to guide you along the way. Occasionally, she would still connect with her old friends in her hometown via skype to catch up with the occasions or special events happening there. It is great to see her reconnect with them once in awhile. I have also learnt something from her through this journey, that we should appreciate our friends as they were there by your side whenever things go wrong and will always be  till the very end. Friends are very important to one's life. Without a friend, who are you suppose to gossip about that one cute guy in class or school?