Throughout our lives we go through a fair amount of change. Sometimes the change is good, sometimes the change is bad. Sometimes people come into our lives and stay, sometimes people come into our lives then leave. As we grow, we become closer to some people than we do others. This is how we meet our “best friends”. Sometimes we have more than one, sometimes we only have one, friend or family, male or female, at some stage in our lives we will have experienced the relationship of a bestfriend. Some people believe that there are 6 keys to having a great relationship: friendship, freedom, trust, honesty, understanding and communication. All are important in any relationship but sometimes these key factors get broken or mistreated. However, we find a way to piece ourselves back together until next time.
Throughout my life, I’ve had my fair amount of best friends. Throughout all my school years to this very day, I have realised that people walk into your lives and stay and some walk in then out like the door to a shop. However, we will always have that one special person always in our heart. Meet my best friend Ellen. Ellen and I have been going to school together for the last 6 years, however we have only been best friends over the last two years.
Let’s go back to the 6 key factors of a relationship: We started as a friendship, sitting together during lunch breaks and sharing jokes with our other friends. We’ve had a good amount of freedom, yes we see each other five times maybe six times a week but were not stuck to each other’s side. We can trust each other with anything and be honest with each other, this may take us both a while to tell the other person but at the end of the day, and if a top doesn’t look good on her, I would be the first person to tell her. We understand each other, sometimes we may be in a what we call ‘mood’ and we may not want to speak about something at the time, but the other person understands that and doesn’t get rude or offended. And lastly, we communicate with each other, basically every day.
Throughout the two years that Ellen and I have been best friends, we have had a few misunderstandings, we have had times where we talk to other people about a situation before we tell each other what was wrong, but we are still best friends. We would do anything for each other, we can make each other smile.
Friendship is weird: you just pick a human you’ve met and you’re like “yep, I like this one” and you just do stuff with them. Two years ago I think I made the right decision to pick Ellen and call her my best friend and I am glad I can still call her this to this very day. You have three types of friends in life: friends for a reason, friends for a season and friends for a lifetime and Ellen is my friend for a lifetime, (I hope). I have so much to thank Ellen for, putting up with me being the main thing, making me smile, cheering me up when I have a bad day, making me a stronger person, keeping me going and helping me challenge myself, so for that I thank her a lot. I couldn't have asked for a better best friend, and I love her so much.
Written by: Jessica Hartwell
Photos by: Jessica Hartwell
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