Friend ! !
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My freshmen year in high school had had very high points and very low points. I was class president and very well liked; but I was also depressed and I thought I was overweight and hideous looking. The worst of all, I was not honest to anyone, not even myself. I was suicidal for no reason. There had been many times I would call him just to hear his voice one last time, or so I thought.
One night, I called him because I was not feeling to great and had planned on killing myself after I talked to him. Our conversation that night was just how I felt alone and scared and the plans for the coming weekend. I could not tell him I was feeling suicidal, I was not brave enough to. When we hung up, I wrote him a note about how I truly felt. I gave it to him at school the next day.
I wanted him to read it as I sat right in front of him, and he did. When he finished, I could tell he was hurt and concerned. A tear formed in his eye and at that moment, I hate myself for putting him through this. I explained my feelings more and apologized for bothering him. He told me he was here for me and I did not bother him. He wanted to help me with my feelings towards life.
Since then, he has been helping me get through this rough time in my life. We have been trying to find a way to tell my parents and we have been searching possibilities to overcome my problems. I trust him with everything. In only a few short years, he has changed from a family friend I saw a couple of times a year to a best friend I see everyday.
Our relationship was described as a quote-unquote freaky student/teacher relationship. That really bothered me. He told me there was nothing to be ashamed of; we were just family friends. Rumors still flew until I finally found the courage to confront the person behind it all. Although they did not stop completely, they calmed a little bit. I was and still am a little leery about how much I talk to him.
He has taught me so much in two years than I have learned in school for 10 years. Most importantly, he taught me to keep my head held high and to have higher self-esteem. If it had not been for him, I do not know how my life would be, nor do I want to think about it. He also taught me that things happen for a reason, and that is why he became a teacher at my school. If he had not, our relationship would not be like it is now. I love him like my own brother and am so grateful for him and I hope he knows that.
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