Imagine a kid with brown hair and matching eyes and a slightly tan complexion. He walks down a hallway with white tile floors and colorful lockers as the sun shines from windows up above. As he walks with two of his best friends down those halls of his middle school he laughs his heart out. He enjoys every second as much as he can. That would be me. Thanks to two of my best friends, Hamilton and Thomas, who are always cracking jokes with me. But there’s a catch. That fun wouldn’t last long because sadly, Hamilton would be going to a different high school next year.

Hamilton, Thomas and I have been friends for many years, pretty much since I can remember! We have made so many memories together. They became a big part of my everyday life and I couldn’t imagine not having them. Whenever I needed some help or someone to talk to I could always rely on them. They may almost never take anything seriously but neither do I so were pretty much perfect to be best friends. We were like the same person, like those russian dolls who’s name no one can remember. And knowing all of this and how much of an impact they made on my everyday life I wasn’t ready to let go. I didn’t want to lose my best friend who made me enjoy myself so much. He’s absolutely hilarious and I can’t imagine not having him. But sadly he would have to go and I knew I had to enjoy the time I had left with him.

Hamilton makes every class fun, even the most boring ones.

“Look at lewis,” Hamilton whispered to me. I looked over and saw lewis’ dark black hair and eyes. He was a weird child I thought, But I was weird too and I like weird, it’s interesting. Lewis(one of my friends) was talking to a girl in our class.

“Of course he’s talking to her,” I replied to Hamilton.

“They’re probably secretly dating or something,” Hamilton suggested. “But how would lewis get  a girlfriend,” he joked. We both laughed and I thought about Lewis’ old girlfriend last year.

“Hamilton, at least it’d be an upgrade from last year,” we both laughed knowing it was true. I looked out the windows of the classroom we were in. I observed the colorful posters wondering what they were all about. Then I looked out at the kids walking down the hallways with its basic white tiles and the white walls on one side and brown wood ones on the side of the library/media center. The ceiling was far up above the blue balconies with the red letters painted on them. There were windows up on the ceiling that I looked through while on the balconies or stairs.. I liked looking through those windows they were like a portal to the outside world while I was trapped in school. But school isn’t as bad I think it is sometimes. I can talk to all my friends who are hilarious, especially Hamilton.

“Hellooooo,” Hamilton said to me as I was zoned out. I looked at him and laughed.
“Sorry I was just thinking,” I told him.
“About what,” he questioned and winked at me.
I laughed and replied “Very funny Hamilton”

At lunch as I sat with all my friends. I thought what it would be like if Hamilton wasn’t there. It would be so boring without him I thought. He’s like the glue of our friend group. If he left maybe we wouldn’t be friends anymore or we’d get bored of each other. Or maybe one by one we’d slowly stop talking to each other and forget each other. I was afraid of him leaving so I knew I had to spend as much time with has while I can.. We have been friends for many years and we have so many memories together. I couldn’t imagine what my life would be like without him. I would do anything for him to stay with my friends and I throughout high school and maybe even college. What do my other friends think about him leaving I thought. Do they think we’ll stay friends even without  him?

“What do you think will happen when he leaves?” I asked my friend, Thomas, who was sitting beside me.

“I feel like it will be weird when Hamilton leaves but I think we’ll still be friends.” he replied. “That’s like the first time you’ve ever said anything serious” I told him and laughed. He laughed too and said “I can be serious.” I laughed again because I knew that wasn’t true and the funny thing was he knew it too. Then we heard the principal command

“Row 7 you are dismissed” and my table got up and we all went to our lockers to get our stuff for the next class. As we were walking I asked Hamilton
“What do you do in LA?”
“You type your story again.” he responded.

“Do you have any homework Din?” questioned my dad.

“Yeah, i’ll do it now i guess,” I answered. As I looked through my backpack in my room I realized I had forgotten the paper. I took my phone and texted Hamilton asking what the problems were. Almost immediately he texted me a picture of all the problems. He was always there to help me I knew because he was a great friend. He may have messed around with me but I knew he was joking, and plus I could return the favor which is always fun. That’s just what kind of friends we are I thought. Just happy and enjoying everything no matter how hard it is. We couldn’t go five minutes talking seriously and not making jokes but I liked that.

I walked into school and saw Hamilton laughing with our other friends as always. We talked until it was time for class. I went to homeroom and talked to one of my other friends about random things not even thinking about it. Then came class one. I sat with him and he always tried to make jokes as he usually does. He was so funny. I laughed so much that class I felt like I would explode. And when it was over I just went to my next class to talk to him there. I couldn’t imagine what life would be like if I never met Hamilton. And then that class came to an end and sadly I didn’t have him in my next class. I wish I had him in all my classes so I could be with him as much as possible while he was still here. In lunch I had a great time with all my friends. We laughed so much it seemed like we were the loudest people there. At the end of the day I knew that all the fun I had each day would disintegrate as he left and it made me sad. But I couldn’t change that.

As the days fly by i try not to think about Hamilton leaving. Instead i try to enjoy the time i still have with him and all my friends because i never know when things will change and if we’ll stay friends. Friends are a river, come and go. Everything changes not just friends so i cherish it as much as i can because i never know when change will happen. To this day I still just try enjoy every moment of my life as much as I can and I will hopefully continue that forever.