21 Before 21: Give

Yesterday was such a hot and tiring day. Still, despite wanting to just go home and sleep, I decided to meet a friend so he can have a birthday dinner of sorts.

I'm not really a fan of this friend. Since I'm being honest, he's barely a friend to me actually. The thing is, no matter what he does, he just ends up infuriating me. In fact, every time I'm with him, I just end up turning tables. But when he called and asked for company, I couldn't just say no. It was his birthday and I felt like if my presence can make it feel a little bit more special, than maybe it would be worth the one hour of sleep I won't be getting that night.

So after running errands the whole afternoon (in intense heat, by the way) I met him in mall and we shared a meal in a small cafe. We talked, I tried not to get infuriated and for the first time in a million years, I did not negate his opinions. In short, I was well behaved.

Last night, I gave him company and though I said that 'give' in my list was the material sort, I realized that what I did for him will be more than anything I could give to a stranger. I gave him (a stranger of sorts in my life) a chance to be my friend.

Someone Anxious.