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“You meet me at a very strange time in my life” 

I think I’m starting with this particular friend because, as the Fight Club quotes states, I met him during a particularly wacky stage in my life. I’m not a religious person and thus do not believe some outer force put him in my path. But…he was one of the good things that happened during those tense moments. 

It all started with this college class that we had to take: CHE330. This class was our first chemical engineering lab and it was during the second semester of our junior year. Since this post is not about what happened before this, I’m just going to say that I was in a bad place. 

I remember I had signed up for the same lab schedule as a couple of my other friends to increase our chances of being in the same lab group, but Alas! The professor, Dr. Lim, had formed the groups based on some not-so-secret criteria and I had ended up in a group with three other guys. Now, my experience as far as  working with guys was that they never did any of the work and I would always end up pulling all nighters. So, right from the start, I wasn’t particularly excited about the situation. To make matters worse, I had no idea who those people were! The professor arranged for us to “meet and greet” each other at the end of the class, but I didn’t really pay attention to them and I was just in complete misery because I wasn’t going to work with my friends (for the entire semester).

I remember it was a particularly cold day, so I was wearing my long black coat. After class I had to return to the main campus and thus had to wait for the bus to arrive. As I mentioned before, the weather was bitterly cold and wet, so mostly everyone was waiting for the bus inside this other building (as opposed to the bus stop that was located outdoors). That’s where I saw him again, this guy that was part of my group. He was also wearing a long black coat, and he had these black adidas shoes that, for the weirdest reason, I think that anyone who wears them is trustworthy. 

Now, somewhere in my upbringing something went terribly wrong and I didn’t fully develop the appropriate social skills. So, in this social situation I wasn’t sure whether to say Hi! or completely ignore him. I mean, we weren’t really friends and we had just barely exchanged words before. As I kept making up my mind, the bus arrived and everyone braved outdoors rushing past each other to get a good spot. 

I’ve never been one that finds it particularly appealing to rush to get inside the bus, so by the time I finally got on, the only seat available was next to him! Without thinking it twice I sat next to him and smiled. He smiled back. That was a good start. I then proceeded to talk to him, and made questions such as, “where are you going?” and “It’s so cold outside”. Somehow, and I don’t remember this quite so clearly (it’s been 5 years now!), we touched upon the subject of me taking Physical Chemistry with a Dr. Smirnov. He looked at me with a “muahahaha” devilish face. And that was it, that was our connection: Physical Chemistry. 

Now, I don’t remember how the friendship proceeded afterwards. We were forced to be together, with my other teammates, for long periods of time, so that certainly helped. And I don’t think he knows just how much I appreciate his friendship. As I’ve mentioned, those were dark days for me, but him being himself reminded me that life is good and it can be happy, even in stressful moments. Also, he introduced me to some sweet tunes and bands that have also shaped a bit of my present personality. And even though we barely talk anymore and we’re probably not going to see each other in person ever again, I still consider him one of the best persons I have met and if he were to ask for anything, I would be there to help him :) 

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