A friendship story

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Remember me?
The shy kid coming out of elementary,
The first day of high school
And I'm bouncing around trying to find my classroom
I found you!
Friend, you greeted me with a smile
"Hi, I'm Nikki"
I paused and looked at you funny,
Guess it was the introvert in me
But somehow you got to me, still I must have imagined the amount of will it took,
Cause this shy kid was off putting with a stare that could frighten the devil himself.

Remember me?
To break the ice you pinched me,
Over and over and over and over again
And one day I snapped,
I'm sorry.
And for a while I lost a friend,
I mean, how could I ever face you again after being so cruel,
Days turned to weeks, weeks to months and months to years and all we ever said was "hey" which seemed a bit forced,
Cause the force of shame was driving me away.

Remember me?
We started talking again in form 3
And it seemed everything was going to be fine,
We shared some laughs, had some good times.
And as the years went by the wet cement called friendship dried, growing stronger.
Sure we had our ups and downs but the love was mutual so we got through
And do you remember me?
Who always had your back
Ready to fight, fight, fight.
Outsiders think there's more to us
But if you remember me,
We're just friends -
Right?

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