So many things happened to me after school. Too many to recall if i'm being honest. However one of my favorite things to ever happen to me was making a friend that I used to walk home everyday with. I used to ride the school bus home everyday from school and it wasn't bad but I was the type of kid who just wanted to go home after school and not have to wait hours to get home. The thing is if you've ever ridden in a public school bus you know that they don't just have one stop, they have MULTIPLE. Sometimes I wouldn't get dropped off until the sun was setting. The thing is after being dropped off at the bus stop I still had to walk home too. So eventually this became very annoying to me.
So the moment that my parents were ok with the idea of me being able to walk home I was all for it. I was super ecstatic, I was so ready for this new found freedom. The first ever day that I was allowed to walk home from school I reveled in the freedom it brought. I made sure to bring my pair of headphones with me and have my music ready. Those steps that I would walk towards the bus stop were always the highlight of my day. Once the bell rang to release us from our last class of the day I would always make my way down the stairs from my 3rd floor class room and quickly take the exit which lead directly to the sidewalk I would use to walk home.
It was so much fun not having to wait on a school bus to take me home. I honestly slashed my school commute by about 2 hours. I will say that first day that I walked home to my surprise once I got to the bus stop I saw a girl from one of my classes waiting for the bus. I was excited, "a friend!" I thought to myself. So being who I am, I walked up to her and sat next to her as we both waited for the bus. We quickly started chatting and were both equally pleasantly surprised that we would take public transport home. That same day we both decided that if we're going to be walking home we might as well just do it together. So that's exactly what we did.
It became a cute routine, the bell would ring letting us out of school for the day and I would make my way towards her locker at the other end of the school. We only had one class together but the simple fact that we would share the walk home in a way brought us super close together. I would always look forward to seeing my friend at the end of the school day and walking home with her. We would sometimes share jokes, share how our day went, share new music with each other and make each other's commute home that much better. I didn't know it then but It really did help having a friend like that.
This continued on till the end of the school year. Which i'm glad it did, while I no longer keep in contact with that person and I found out recently that they've married and have a child now. I am grateful for the time they spent with me, walking home with me all those days after school. It showed me that a friend can appear in the least likely of places and situations.
To my after school walking buddy. I love you dude, you made all those walks home less boring and you always made me laugh my ass off. You were the best friend I could've ask for at the time. When we would walk together everything else didn't seem to matter and I just loved your company. You made me realize it's ok having friends even if for a short while. People in this life come and go so it's important to share the moments you have while you have them with those you love. I do miss you but life is life and we all go our separate ways eventually.
I feel tears starting to want to come down as i'm writing this. I blame my cancer rising for making me such a sentimental crybaby.
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