One of those friends is Daisy (real name is Roman).
Him and I met freshman year of high school in Hebrew class. I sat right next to him and we barely talked. Then Yana started liking him. Actually, out of our group of girls, three of them had a major crush on Daisy. Yana and Sandra both swore to one another that they will stay friends no matter who he chooses to be with out of the two. Shannon wasn't involved in the deal, but she later admitted to liking him too. Mariya and I stayed away. I did not find him attractive at all and I don't think Mariya looked at him as anything more than a friend.
He ended up asking Yana out. He had no idea that both she and Sandra liked him. I remember Sandra crying that day in the bathroom, right after Mariya, Yana and I told her the news. Daisy and Yana did well. Seven months. But she was forever known as the prude and he was the one who didn't get any ass for seven months. Poor boy.
Of course after they broke up, I decided that I like him too. We became really close while Yana and him were going out. I remember telling him, and listening to the excuses he had made in order to not hurt my feelings. I thought that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him (God forbid) and spent sometime being really sad about the whole situation. But that passed, and we remained great friends.
He was always there for me. He helped me with everything I ever asked help for. He was there during my highs and my lows. Even though he had ways of getting me really angry and pissed off at him for hours, he also made me laugh and we shared great moments together.
I remember being in a record store one day and seeing a Green Day poster. I was low on cash, so I came home, got online and made up some BS about how I'm getting something for my mom and am low on cash. The next day he lent me some money. I went and got the poster. And I don't think I've ever payed him back.
He was the first person I called after my first time with Mac. I don't remember what mood I was in, but it wasn't a very pleasant one. He stayed on the phone with me while I talked to him about what was going through my head. The yelling came later. The next day as we walked to the bus from work, he let me have it. Told me how it was...stupid. I agreed in my head, but didn't say anything back. He made a few jokes about it later on, but deep inside I think he understood that it wasn't exactly funny to me and eventually he stopped. I remember making a "yo mama" joke back in freshman year, only then to realize what I had done wrong. I then understood that him being so tough and independent came from the fact that his mom passed away when hew as seven. I always looked up to him no matter what.
Other things he did for me:
-Let me use lay on him the whole time in the court yard during Winter Formal freshman year. (That's before he asked Yana out, so she hated me for this back then).
-Went with me 2 years in a row to help me find a cell phone that I liked. (It wasn't easy, but we got through it).
-Rides to school senior year whenever I needed them. And rides back as well. And also just rides anywhere we went together. Anytime, anywhere.
-Warned me about most of the things I was doing. Shared his views (even when I didn't ask for them) and ended up getting me on the right path.
-Almost killed me when he saw the lines on my arm. Firmly grabbed me by the hands and told me that it was wrong and that it will not solve anything. I was mad because he got in my business, but at the same time I thought it was nice that he cared. I wonder if he did/said the same thing to Gretta.
-Let me sleep on him when the bus rides from field trips got really long and boring.
-Spent a shitload of time on the phone with me. One conversation of ours went deep into the night and was eight hours long. EIGHT fucking hours. We talked almost every night sophomore year. We knew each other really well and had a lot to talk about, even if we didn't always see eye to eye.
Daisy was just always a very generous person. There is nothing he would not have done for me.
Senior year things began to change a bit. He and I grew apart. Rarely spoke on the phone, and saw each other less and less. I always knew we were still friends, but the vibe between us wasn't the same. We would have still done anything for one another, but sometimes those feelings were buried too far down to show.
At the same time, it was him who took care of me when I was completely wasted. Him who got me home on time. Him who no matter how mean he was being, never wished me anything bad. That's why Disneyland was so amazing. Him and I spent a lot of time together and it was like nothing was wrong. I felt like we were freshman again.
Now he has become distant. I don't tell him a lot of things, simply because I don't think he will understand anymore. The last news that I informed him about had him freaking out and telling me I was stupid. I begged to differ. Not like he is the one to talk anyways. But despite the fact that we have had our differences lately, he still finds time to text me and check up on me online. He tells me to call him (he knows how much that annoys me, because he can just pick up the phone and call me).
The fact that he has moved to San Diego for college is really sad. I remember hugging him for the last time, three days before I got sick. I walked a block from his car thinking about how much I will miss him. I told him I would visit him a lot. I still have yet to. I get sad when I get his texts telling me that he was so bored that he wrote "meow" on the desks where he sits. I just want to see him again.
The other person I am talking about is Gal.
The first memory I have of Gal is middle of freshman year when he asked me out.
Seems he was feeling lonely and decided to ask out a bunch of us freshman girls out. I even considered it for a minute. Gross.
He never got a girlfriend that way, so he made up some girl from Chicago. That didn't last long, because she died off after about 2 months of him talking about her. He always had long hair for some reason.Then I just know Yana was mad at him for something, and they did not talk the whole year. Him and I were not close at all.
Sophomore year brought us closer. I don't know how...but we began to talk more and hung out a couple of times. Probably because of Shannon. She was his friend and went out with Mac before me, so when it was my turn Gal already knew Mac so I guess he decided to be my friend to see how it would turn out between Mac and I.
The first time I saw for myself that Gal was an amazing friend was when he stayed on the phone with me after another evening I had spent with Mac. Gal was the one who called the hotline for me and made me ask if there was a way I could have been pregnant. He then proceeded to make an appointment for me so I could go and get a checkup. He even told me he would go with me. He was there for my abortion (OK...THE LAST PART DID NOT HAPPEN! IM KIDDING. CALM DOWN PEOPLE!!!). Turns out the appointment was not needed. I had gotten my period a couple of days later.
Through all four years of high school, I found Gal to be greedy. He did not like to share anything! Everytime he had food, he would never give it tome when I asked. I have always hated this about him. But he was always willing to help me. Loved to gossip. Took long walks with me and discussed everything and anything. Game me guy advice and soon began to like my type of music. Senior year was the best. We were super close. He knew about my obsession with Scott. He went with me to lots of shows and was always down for anything I wanted to do. He was there sophomore year when we hung out and Mac had his bi-polar moment. He was the one telling me that he doesn't see us together and I guess he was right since it didn't work out.
He let me crash at his house anytime I needed to. He even got me a free ticket to Projekt Revolution this year.
I have had many entertaining times with him, and now that he is also moving away, to Chicago I feel completely alone. I have my girl friends like Rafaella who I would die without and Mariya, who I can talk to about absolutely anything. Gal was the same. We walked to The Lovemaker's in-store appearance in Berkeley while he was talking about guys getting hard so loud that everyone around us turned their heads. Actually, I hated his volume. I would whisper something in his ear and he would go out screaming it as a question a second later. I would always have to take him aside and warn him to keep quiet. I can't wait to visit him in Chicago. I promised him and myself that I will. He leaves tonight at 10. Oh shit...he already left. He is probably already on the plane. NOOOO! come back
I'm just going to miss these two amazing guys who I have known for a while now. It will be hard to keep in touch, but I hope that I can do it.
That's us freshman year.
Matt Beezy is on the left. Mac is next to him. Daisy is next, making the face slouching down. Mariya is next to him along with Sandra. Gal is in the backround in the orange along with Luis in yellow. And me...well I'm there too. We were tiny!!!
"You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
That's right
I took your words
And I believed
In everything
You said to me
Yeah huh
That's right
If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them up
Cause they're all wrong
I know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew?"
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