To be honest, I wish this would never end

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Main St, Feltham. That’s where my neighborhood is. Been here for 10 years. What I have to say about Main St is that even though I lived here for a decade, this place has always felt like my home. Not just a street, but a home. One of the reasons for that would be my best friend, Harry. Harry Fernsby, his full name, is my best friend ever since kindergarten. I still remember the first day we met.

First day of Kindergarten. My hand, held by my mother. walked with me to my class. Miss Elliot, I think, was the name of my kindergarten teacher. I was met with her and a few children. The group of children entered the class. It was my turn. Miss Elliot bent her body, turning my eye level from up to normal. Miss Elliot said, ‘Ohh, look how beautiful this little boy is.’. Miss Elliot was about a door’s height. A few inches more and she could knock herself out. She wore glasses and always tied her hair. I was welcomed to enter the class. Mom called my name, turned back to receive a blowing kiss. I waved my hand back to mom. Proceeded to search for a seat but all of them were occupied except one but it was at the corner of the class. I walked over to the vacant table which was alone, like a ghost town. I looked around, saw fun, joy and happiness in my classmates’ faces. Staring out the window, alone. A gust of cold air was pressed against my face. Inside, I felt empty, useless. The teacher entered the class, alerting us. Heels, about 3 inches long, headed straight to the front of the table. She opened her mouth for the words to come but at that exact moment, a knock was heard on the door. All eyes went on the door. Everyone wondered. She walked to the door and opened to reveal the happiness that filled my empty heart.

Harry Fernsby, my best friend in the whole world. The first time I found him, I thought it was gonna be forever. I didn’t realize till now there was an expiration date. Funny how life works it out. This was the unofficial beginning of our friendship. Usually, many best friendships don’t have official beginnings. But, we do. A couple of months after preschool started. Me and Harry thought it would be great to build a treehouse. It did take a lot of time to plan where to put it. Eventually, we decided to put it in my backyard. I asked my dad for help. He brought Harry’s dad to help him and they both made the treehouse. To mark that day as the official beginning of our friendship, Harry pulled a paper, drew a large box on it and told me to tick it. It was an amazing moment. I still laugh over it. Another amazing moment was the time Harry did something very, very stupid.

We were roaming the town, walking beside the playschool wall. It was a Saturday. Harry was busying himself with a small rock, kicking it. My eyes were over the wall, gazing at the joyful games. I still remember the appealing smile I had, thinking about my childhood and how it was like. On the other side of the wall, a couple of girls jumped around on one leg, ascending from one box to another drawn with chalk. The small boys playing football. Oh, how small those goalposts were. About my knee’s height, they were. I was still watching those kids play when all of a sudden, my toe hit a pole. My head was going to hit but I retracted it. I jumped on one leg too like those hopscotch girls. It hurt. So bad. I jumped around for a while and placed my back onto the wall. Skidded down it and sat on the pathway with my back facing the wall. When this was all happening, Harry (I have never met a bigger fool than him) hit his toe on the same pole. Just like me, he jumped on one leg, faced his back on the wall and sat on the pathway. My head was already facing him. ‘Why did you do that?’ A smile, he answered. ‘I’m always there for you.’ A smile came on my face. A chuckle, slowly turning into a chorus of laughs. It was like a laugh track for a sitcom. Like I said, I have never met a bigger fool, but he is a good fool.

Me and Harry should be really checked by a psychiatrist. ‘Cause we really are stupid. The first thing we ever did something stupid would stay forever in my heart. We were in high school, learning in 3rd standard.

After class was over, we headed over to the treehouse and hung out there. It was when an airplane passed above us, Harry got an idea. Our street was near an airfield. Usually, the military or the air force soldiers salute the fighter planes when they pass through. I don’t know if that is true but it is what Harry said. So, whenever an airplane was flying towards our direction, we got out, stood on the grass in my backyard and saluted. It was the stupidest thing in our friendship and it became a habit. These were all happy memories but we had some sad memories. One memory does stand out and it is a special one.

It was geography. Last class of our day. The class was feeling sleepy. Tired. In fact, Harry slept. That lazy sloth. The bell rang. The entire class woke up and rushed out. You could not believe but it was like seeing a large amount of fish going through a small hole together. Me and Harry waited till we saw the classroom door empty. Sure enough, after a while, it did. While we were standing outside the school, Harry wanted to show me something. Well, somewhere. We left the school and walked on for miles till we reached somewhere no one could hear us. It was a secluded space. And it was alluring. Standing on a green patch of grass, a lake was near it. It was enchanting to look at. A strange feeling ran down my spine. A feeling of freedom.
Pleasant. That’s what I would say about that moment. My head was resting on the bark of a nearby tree while Harry was collecting stones to skip. He found quite a good number of flat stones. Some were small, some were big. But, there was one standing out. It was not flat yet it was not a stone either. He showed me whether I know what it is. I did not know what it was but after 2 days, we realized that it was an amethyst. The geography teacher was teaching about rocks. Had we known sooner, Harry would not have thrown it into the lake. We had a row at the end of that day. Anyways, back to the lake. Harry was skipping stones while I was about to nod off. ‘Hey, James!’ He interrupted my nap. ‘What?’ my eyes were opened up and Harry skipped a stone. It bounced three times. ‘I’m leaving this town.’

Present day. Five days after that moment. Today is the day Harry leaves town. My legs are pressed onto the road, step by step, walking to his house. We haven’t talked after that incident except the row we had three days before. He didn’t come to my house nor talk to me in school. Yesterday, I waited in the treehouse after school, but he didn’t come. Now, I don’t know if he is doing this so that he can’t suffer the pain. If he is avoiding me, I should too. But, something inside me felt he might not come back. I should end the friendship rather than regret it. That’s why I’m walking to his house and I’m within sight of his house. I saw Harry’s dad, lifting a box labeled “Kitchenware”. Behind him was Harry trying to lift a big box labeled “furniture”. I was at the pathway beside his yard when I saw that. Being a good friend, I ran to him and helped him. He was lifting one side of the box and I lifted the other side.
‘You don’t have to, I’m waiting for Father’.

‘Oh, come on.’ I said. Lifted the box and kept it on the moving van. ‘Why’d you do that?’ He asked.
‘I’m always there for you.’. First a chuckle, then a laugh.
‘I missed you buddy.’

In Main Street, Feltham, two boys, best friends, standing face to face. One is leaving the other. Thus breaking the bond. No more moments, no more memories. What happened in the past is the only thing to remember. There was a moment of silence. Out of the two of us, we didn’t know what to say but Harry did, breaking the silence.

‘You know, you can take full ownership of the treehouse.’
‘I have to. How else can you take it?’ A chuckle came. I don’t know what’s wrong between us but, if one of us laughs, the other joins unknowingly.
‘Did you know it’s been 8 years since we met?’ I expressed. ‘Yes, time does fly fast. Even if we do stupid things forever.’ ‘Oh yes. Like someone hitting his toe on a pole.’
‘Yes,’ a smile on his face. ‘Exactly like that.’

‘You know, I’m glad you came to my life.’ A tiny tear welled on my face. ‘I was alone, no friends and god opened a door and gave me a stupid one.’ Tears welled in Harry’s face too.
‘Well, I’m grateful.’

‘You’re a friend I didn’t know I needed, but I deserved.’ Harry wiped the tears away. ‘Wherever you are, you never stop. Even if we are separated. Put in two opposite poles on the planet, it doesn’t matter. We are still best friends.’

After expressing my feelings and thoughts, I thought that he would at least say thank you or anything. But, he ran into me. For a moment there, time slowed down. I could only see his face. The surroundings blurred. His two hands were extended. That’s when I realized it was a hug. Our bodies were glued to each other. Arms holding the back of the other. My chin over his shoulder, his chin over mine too. Tears dripping down and landing on the shoulder. At that moment, time felt like an eternity. I wished it to be forever. Never ending. But, it had to. He was leaving, My arms were still holding him. I couldn’t leave him. He was the only happiness in my life. I could have held him right there and kept him forever but I opened my hands. Giving space for him to leave. The moving truck has gone. He entered the car, but before he entered, he turned his face to me and gave a proud smile.


I stood on the green grass of his yard, in front of his house. Before my eyes, was the crucial end of a 8 year long friendship. The car left the yard and was on the road. The back seat window was opened. His head was out of the window. I ran to the road, wondering if he had something to say. Instead, he raised his right hand and saluted. There wasn’t a plane flying anywhere. But, I raised my right hand and saluted back. A proud smile came on my face. It was like an angel of happiness came to my life and left. So long, Harry!

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