Life-Long Best Friends

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Narrative Essay

10/05/2012

 

        Life-Long Best Friends

It was 19th of August, a hot summer day. As usual on every weekend since I was 17, Mursal and Lisa, my two best friends, and I, went on a picnic. I diligently carried out my chores, packed my picnic bag and off I went to collect my friends. “It is going to be a beautiful day,” I thought to myself as I rode down the street. Unknown to me, I was to learn that day that the good die young.

Mursal and I were born on the same day. Her father and mine were best friends from their days in high school. Their story is very much like a novel or a movie about two life-long best friends. They joined the marines and both got married the same year. Interestingly, they had their firstborn on the same day. As fate would have it, Mursal and I became real close friends. I did not have a sister, and Mursal became my twin sister. We did everything together and, interestingly, had similar talents. We were both outstanding in tennis and played in similar positions. To put it simply, we were inseparable. Mursal had a big heart and was honest and caring. She would do anything for her friends, especially me. She was the perfect friend.

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We always held our weekend picnics by the river. It was three quarters of a mile west of our apartment. As the three of us rode noisily past the houses, fireworks exploded loudly from the neighborhood. It was such a promising day. By the river, we played tennis, swam and caught fish – just a single, tiny and bony catfish. After having a late lunch, we sat down and talked and laughed loudly. Then out of the blue, Mursal held my hand tightly. “Promise we will always be best friends; that we will be exactly like our dads?” she earnestly ...

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