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I’m going to tell you about my youth story. Thanks to this, I think friendship is very important for me.Yuya, Misaki, Ayaka and I had known each other since we were kindergartner. We went the same elementary school, junior high school, high school and college.

When we were sophomore, I decided to go to abroad because I wanted to be a Hollywood movie director, so I needed to study English, it’s impossible in Japan.

One day, we went to restaurant after school. I decided to tell them about going abroad. When we ate apple pie, I tried to say but Yuya said “I want to be together forever!” and Misaki said “I think so! And I’ll be with you forever!” Ayaka said “I’ll, of course!” but I couldn’t say anything, and only smile.

He lost a chance to tell it, and this situation let him felt awkward. The more day spend, the more he felt awkward, and the day came.

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Before the day, I went abroad. I thought about what should I do, I went abroad without saying anything or, say good bye. My bell rang, and I opened the door of house. Suddenly, Yuya came in my house and shouted “Why did you say anything? We heard from our parents about your going abroad! We promised that we will be together forever! You are traitor!”

I said “NO! NO! Please listen to me.” Yuya said “No way”, and he left my house with running. Out of the house, Ayaka and Misaki were here, and they said “Please think it over, we will miss you.”

I said “I have already decided, and I reserved ticket bound for California.” Ayaka said, “You are a very poor! Why did you keep silent about it?” I said “I… I…” “That’s OK, do your best. Bye.” Misaki said cold and left.

I broke up with my best friends after quarrel. However, I can’t think about it a short time from I lived in California because it’s too busy to think something. I had to learn daily conversation in English.

But I regretted that thing and remembered that scene, looking at a long distance. A year ago, they traveled a lot of places. For instance, pyramid, a center of world,

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Tokyo bay and so on.

When we went a forest, we ate apple pie and drunk cola. We had a fun time. The day of night, we talked the thing that happened by now, memories, dreams and so on. And we promised that thing. It was “Be together forever.” with forming a lozenge. Yuya said “We are family.” Misaki said “Of course. We are family.” Ayaka said “Yes!” and I nodded.

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I missed them, and then I said to my dog, “Come on.” It snuggled to me. I patted it on the head.

Suddenly, the bell rang so I opened the entrance. I was surprised because there were Yuya, Misaki and Ayaka.

I said “Ah… How are you? We haven’t seen for a long time.” Yuya said “Do you want to say just like that?” I said “Why are you here?” Ayaka repeated “Why are you here? ” and said “this reason is only one. We came to meet you.” I apologized to them because I found it is important for me to be together with you.

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And Yuya also apologized to me because they notice they should cheer me up. At last, we got better relationship more than before.

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Friends are precious for you.

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