A friend comes in different forms. There are those, 'followers' that add to conversation, get talked about behind people's back and that tend to 'show off' to their 'superiors', shall we call them. And there are those, 'loyalers', that help you, are not needed to show off to feel 'in', protect you in any situation.
A true friend is a loyaler, let me give you an example;
Since about October last year, I had been 'egg'd' on by three unfriendly snobs (hope people don't mind if I say that), as they always want to fight. Yesterday, after school, we had met up with these three (lets call them stooges), and scheduled a fist fight, no weapons, just fists, as that way noone would get really badly hurt. It was scheduled for today, after school (Friday 2nd of June).
This morning I was pumped, and my adrenaline was through the roof. When I got to school, my friends had already gotten there, which I had thought kind of strange, as I am always there earlier then them, well, usually. They had explained that 'We did not want you to get jumped,' I found that that was a what a great mate did, but since they are almost half my size, and three quarters the size of the 'stooges', I found it great that they had thought that highly of me to turn up early.
Since our school uses sessions to run bell times, it goes;
- session 1
- session 2
- recess
- session 3
- session 4
- lunch
- session 5
- session 6
During third and fourth session, we were in the 'open learning space' (a large room where 90 kids come to learn about society, goals, reflections, strengths and weaknesses, which I thought was appropriate for what they had said to us in the time we were there), We were doing a project on Aboriginal speaking languages, and they work around the corner from us, so we barely ever see them, but my three best mates and I were sitting there talking about the fight that afternoon, deciding whether to go through with it or not.
The stooges deliberately sit next to us, just to really rack us off while we're there, they were egging us on, once again, punching us, ect, and my friend was pushed by one of them, so he got up and pushed him back, and a stanely knife had fallen out of his jumper sleeve.
Teachers pulled us away group by group (successful, intelligent, strong group and the stooge group) to ask what it was for, Tim (the one carrying the stanely knife) had told the teacher about the fight and that the stanely knife was because he felt he needed protection... So I thought, yeah, ok, fair enough, guys that tall, you may need it. Then later on that session he told me that it was just incase one of us had gotten really badly hurt, he would pull it on them, just as a threat.
We were then taken into the Principals office to explain the fight, their actions and ours. My mates told the principal that they would have my back no matter what the consequence. It was right then and there, that I had realised that I knew what a true friend meant.
The consequences were that they had 3 days detention (an hour after school to explain your actions, ect) and the three stooges had been suspended for 10 days. Now, I did not get anything what so ever... I thought it was confusing. The principal explained she knew what I did was fair, and I did not need punishment, but the stanely knife was a different story.
So, being a loyaler, I had explained that I wanted 3 days detention, or I would go out and cause myself to get 3 days detention.
It was right then and there, that they realised what a true friend was.
I'd just thought i'd explain my day in the most akward way possible, because I had an awesome day.
A true friend is a loyaler, let me give you an example;
Since about October last year, I had been 'egg'd' on by three unfriendly snobs (hope people don't mind if I say that), as they always want to fight. Yesterday, after school, we had met up with these three (lets call them stooges), and scheduled a fist fight, no weapons, just fists, as that way noone would get really badly hurt. It was scheduled for today, after school (Friday 2nd of June).
This morning I was pumped, and my adrenaline was through the roof. When I got to school, my friends had already gotten there, which I had thought kind of strange, as I am always there earlier then them, well, usually. They had explained that 'We did not want you to get jumped,' I found that that was a what a great mate did, but since they are almost half my size, and three quarters the size of the 'stooges', I found it great that they had thought that highly of me to turn up early.
Since our school uses sessions to run bell times, it goes;
- session 1
- session 2
- recess
- session 3
- session 4
- lunch
- session 5
- session 6
During third and fourth session, we were in the 'open learning space' (a large room where 90 kids come to learn about society, goals, reflections, strengths and weaknesses, which I thought was appropriate for what they had said to us in the time we were there), We were doing a project on Aboriginal speaking languages, and they work around the corner from us, so we barely ever see them, but my three best mates and I were sitting there talking about the fight that afternoon, deciding whether to go through with it or not.
The stooges deliberately sit next to us, just to really rack us off while we're there, they were egging us on, once again, punching us, ect, and my friend was pushed by one of them, so he got up and pushed him back, and a stanely knife had fallen out of his jumper sleeve.
Teachers pulled us away group by group (successful, intelligent, strong group and the stooge group) to ask what it was for, Tim (the one carrying the stanely knife) had told the teacher about the fight and that the stanely knife was because he felt he needed protection... So I thought, yeah, ok, fair enough, guys that tall, you may need it. Then later on that session he told me that it was just incase one of us had gotten really badly hurt, he would pull it on them, just as a threat.
We were then taken into the Principals office to explain the fight, their actions and ours. My mates told the principal that they would have my back no matter what the consequence. It was right then and there, that I had realised that I knew what a true friend meant.
The consequences were that they had 3 days detention (an hour after school to explain your actions, ect) and the three stooges had been suspended for 10 days. Now, I did not get anything what so ever... I thought it was confusing. The principal explained she knew what I did was fair, and I did not need punishment, but the stanely knife was a different story.
So, being a loyaler, I had explained that I wanted 3 days detention, or I would go out and cause myself to get 3 days detention.
It was right then and there, that they realised what a true friend was.
I'd just thought i'd explain my day in the most akward way possible, because I had an awesome day.
