FOREVER CHANGED **By Annabella**

Does it have a crack??? Is it broken???

It's not broken, I know, some things don't break easily...at least not the affection.

I have to learn a lot yet...I haven't learned enough....I haven't learned much.....It's nice though to realize that even at my age, I'm still a bit innocent, I still keep the thrill of believing in people, of trusting ....

I realize now...I'm different, I'm a faithful, unconditional friend.....

I still remember...one summer in high school, the class was having end of year finals. My friend "Ileana Garcia", and I, had cheat sheets under our sleeves. We were both sitting at the front seat when the teacher cought Ileana getting the answers from under her sleeves.......I felt horrible, I felt guilty, I was doing the same thing, however, I was luckier...I wasn't caught.

My concience could not deal with that, knowing I would sacrifice my whole summer and knowing my mother would kill me, I risked it all and I voluntarily told the teacher that I had also cheat sheets....Needles to say, Ileana and I went to summer school, and I got deeply in trouble at home.

The girl that took such decision was 13. If I went back in time I would do it all over again...it was the right thing to do...the only thing, at least in my perception. I was guilty as well, I could not save myself, I couldn't do that..

Some may look at that as a gesture of stupidity, and maybe it is for some. Till this day, I'm very proud of that decision.

A manifestation of a recent event, took me back to those days....I realized once again, how important is the value of friendship to me, how much I praise friendship, how highly I think of it's meaning.

I do understand however, that in certain situations, depending at what's at risk... "friendship" may not and/or shouldn't come first...

It didn't break, it hurt me, it made me think, some how it's forever changed...

P.S. Just a personal experience..

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