BEST FRIEND FOREVER

I have a best friend. His name is Rick. we have been best friends since we were 6 years old. Which means we've been together for 10 years.

Our friendship started when Rick and his family moved to a housing near my house. When he first moved in, Rick used to play alone by the lake near our house. Because in our residential area there are only a few small children. And also because he is the only child in his family. I also happen to have no friends to play with. so I decided to go up to Rick with the hope that we could become friends and play together. It looks like my attempt to befriend Rick was a huge success. The two of us played together a lot and got closer and closer.

Every time we come home from school and on holidays we spend playing together. Usually we just play by the lake. But one day, we felt bored. Finally, Rick decided to invite me to play together at his house. I felt very happy and agreed immediately. The two of us hurried to Rick's house. When we got to Rick’s house, Rick immediately pressed the doorbell and Rick's mother opened the door. Rick with his sweet smile introduced me to his mother and immediately asked his mother's permission so that we could play together at his house. But somehow, it seemed like Rick's mother didn't like me. She refuses Rick's request gently, and orders Rick to send me home. Rick apologized to me and asked me to just go home. But I didn't mind her request. Maybe she didn't want her house to be entered into by strangers and messed up. At least he asked gently. I don't feel offended.

Then the next day an idea popped into my brain. If we can't play at Rick's house, why don't we just play at mine? Rick was so amazed by my bright idea and immediately rushed to his house to ask his mother's permission. I was waiting for Rick's good news by the lake. After 15 minutes, I saw Rick walking toward me with a sad face. When Rick arrived in front of me, he sat beside me and said things that surprised me. Rick said that his mother was very angry with him. He didn't allow Rick to play at my house, and even told Rick not to be friends with me anymore. Rick's mother said I had a bad impact on Rick. Because he became friends with me, Rick became unwilling to socialize with friends at school and had no friends besides me. At least that's what she told him. I was offended. I don't feel like I've ruined Rick's life. I didn't do anything bad at all or even harm Rick. I think Rick's mom just doesn't want Rick to be friends with me.

Rick apologized for what his mother said to me. It turned out that Rick had the same opinion as me. He didn't feel wronged by me. Because all we did was play together, and didn't do a single bad thing. Eventually we were still good friends, and made friends secretly.

Our friendship continues to junior high school. There, he has no friends either. In fact, he gets bullied a lot by other students. At least, Rick still has me as his best friend. One day after school, Rick looks annoyed with several bruises on his body and hands. I wonder what happened to him. Arriving at our usual place to meet, I took the courage to ask Rick. He said that students at his school were bullying him behind the school. Rick said, while in class, one of the popular kids in his class named Robert approached him and said "Hey, you're Rick right? Why are you always alone? After school, go to the back of the school. There I will introduce you to my friends, and we'll have fun ".

Rick was very happy and immediately rushed to the back of the school after finishing school. But it seems that Rick's expectations are very different from his reality. It turned out that Robert and his 5 friends had prepared a bad thing for Rick. Robert said "Hey weird kid! You really came huh? You've eaten the bait I gave you, idiot! Do you think that a famous kid like me would want to be friends with a weirdo like you? You idiot! Guys! Surround him and Beat him up! We'll have fun here ".

Rick came home feeling annoyed while carrying a number of bruises on him. Returning home, Rick complained to his mother in the hope that those kids could pay for what they had done to him. But a shocking answer escaped her mouth. She said that Robert's father was the boss of Rick's father. Automatically, Rick's family couldn't mess with the Roberts if they still wanted to live comfortably. Rick was very surprised to hear what his mother said. His anger was running high, but he was helpless.

Finally, I decided to help my bestie. I was up to something without Rick knowing. I'm looking for information about this kid named Robert. And it turns out, his house is not far from our house. I launched my action at night. I sneaked into Robert's house and immediately looked for his room. I’m very grateful, because no one is aware of my existence. Arriving at Robert's room, I woke Robert, and immediately spoke to him privately. The funny thing is, he looked really scared when he saw me. Eventually, my plan really worked out and I couldn't wait to see Rick's reaction. The next day, news appeared on TV saying that a son of a successful businessman had hanged himself last night. And that kid named Robert.

The news became popular at Rick's school, and a lot of people talked about it. Rick also felt confused because only yesterday he was beaten by Robert and his gang. After school, we met and Rick asked if I had seen the news about Robert on TV. With pleasure, I say that it was me, who made Robert kill himself. I threatened Robert and depressed him. So that suicide will cross his mind. I told Rick how excited I was when I saw the news on TV. Because my plan to avenge my best friend was a huge success. Rick was very surprised after hearing what I said. But luckily, he didn't feel angry about what I had done. He is actually very proud to have a very supportive friend like me. Rick told me that he couldn't wait to tell his parents about this. I'm also happy about that. With this, Rick's parents will trust me, and we can be friends again without sneaking.

Rick immediately rushed home to tell his parents about the positive things that had been done by me. After Rick explained in detail, Rick's parents were very surprised and very angry. However, Rick also explained that the thing I did was all to get his revenge. Angry, Rick's dad said something that really disappointed me. He said "YOU WANT TO KNOW THINGS ABOUT YOUR PAL? HE IS A CHILD THAT DIED 30 YEARS AGO! HE'S DROWNED IN THE LAKE WHERE YOU ALWAYS PLAY! THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS TELL YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM!". Rick was very surprised to hear what his father said. He still insisted that I was his best friend.

He ran to the shore of the lake to meet me. He immediately asked if what his father said was true. And I just nodded sadly. Rick was startled and was silent for a few moments. Then he smiled and said "I don't care whether you are human or not. You are still my best friend. I will be friends with you forever". I was very surprised by what Rick said, and very proud to have a friend like him. In the end, I offered Rick a solution so we could be friends forever. Rick agreed to my suggestion. The next day, Rick's body is found floating in the lake. I'm glad we can be friends forever.

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