A friend knows
the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.

Donna Roberts

I guess friendship has to be important. I never had a
lot of friends though. A person has to have a lot of qualities to be a good
friend… or maybe not. In my life I had a friendship I will always remember. It
was the weirdest friendly relations ever.

When I was younger I used to hang out a lot with
Denis. He was the one who made me realize what friendship means. I still
remember the exact moment I learnt we were friends. It was late, I was home
alone. I had to stay home on my own a lot when I was a child and then a
teenager. Anyways, I was watching TV when I heard a knock on the door that
evening. I opened the door and saw Denis in front of me. He was standing there
devastated and looking at me with his teary eyes.

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Is
anyone home? – he asked.

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Only
me. Why?

He didn’t say anything; he just came in and sat on the
couch. I was wondering what happened to him but I didn’t know what to say.
Denis started to cry. Not knowing what to do, I just hugged him. As I was
trying to comfort him he snuggled to me, put his head on my shoulder. Then we
both lay on the couch, still embracing each other.

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Can
I stay here ‘till morning? – Denis responded.

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Sure!
– I said.

It became clear to me that he considered me his
friend. And now I realize… he never told me what had happened.