I walk along the asphalt road. I hear people talking. Laughing. All normal conversation. *Beep!*. I get a message on my phone. My friend just arrived in her room. I try to get in. The door is locked. I call her and eventually she let me in. She seemed sad. Almost as if she was crying?
     5 seconds later the door opens. I walk in. Though I did not know it at that time... The world just came crashing down on my shoulders. As soon as I come in I see boxes in my way. I also heard sobs from the other side of the boxes.
     "What do you want!" she cried
     "What is wrong?" I said.
     "Nothing!"
     "C'mon, I might be able to help. Please?"
     She stops crying and moves the boxes. She had a nice but dark room. She had furniture against one wall. All that was out was one chair I grabbed a chair from the wall and set it in front of the one she was sitting on. She watched me do this with tears streaming down her face.
     "OK, so what happened?" I said.
     "Nothing!" she cried.
     "Please tell me. I can't stand to see you cry."
     She got up. She went to sit on her couch. I got up and sat next to her. I put my arm around her.
     She then burst out crying.
     "What's wrong?" I said.
     "Am I ugly?" she sobbed.
     "No! Why would you think that?"
     "Everyone says I am ugly. No one will talk to me!"
     "Hey that is not true. I am here. I want to talk to you. I care about you."
     "You are just saying that!"
     "No. I would not do that to a friend!"
     For a while we stopped talking. Then eventually she stopped crying and smiled.
     "You are a good friend." she said.
     "Anytime. Remember, you can tell me anything." I said.
     She smiled again and kissed me on the cheek.
     "Hey lets go to the Blue Bayou!" I said.
     "No. Can we just stay here? Please?"
     "All right, we will compromise. You come to my room and I will lock it. You need a change of scenery."
     She laughs "OK."

     Believe it or not this is a true story. Amanda and I are still really great friends. After this event she forgot her old friends and found new friends. Hopefully these friends will not desert her.