"STRENGTH BEHIND THE TEARS"

Have you ever felt that the people around you are not accepting you as a part of their lives. I once knew an old classmate. She wished to have a perfect family, beautiful face, to reach the honors every grading period and to go away from the deception of others. She always feels unlucky and pity for herself. But even though she always feels deceived, she always keeps herself strong enough to face the criticisms and pains.

There once was a time that someone told her, "you're a fat lady, very ugly" but I was shocked, because instead of becoming angry she remained silent and face the window behind her chair. When I peeped at her face, I saw teardrops fell from her eyes and I heard her say, "Why should I cry, they only waste my tears.", then she started to wipe her tears. From that very sentence she said, I was touched and felt sympathy for her. So, I decided to go to her and tapped her shoulder, then went away.

For the next days, I just observed her. I greeted her "GOOD MORNING", when she comes to school. She just replies me with her cute smile. As days go by, I decided that i should be friends with her. Later on the day, I came close to her and asked her to be my friend. From the look in her eyes I felt that she was shocked and in confusions, like is this really happening or what. But I forced her then she agreed. From then on we started to go together, eat lunch together, and many other things usually done by friends.

From then on it seems that we are the only people in our own world. On the first day after Christmas break, I saw her crying in a corner .I came to her and asked her why she was crying'. She hugged me and told me she wanted to die, because no one loves her and understands her. I felt my tears shed from my eyes. I looked at her and all the pains she was suffering right now. I can't help my tears from falling. What could I do? Of course I asked her what the problem was. She told me that it was because of her father and other classmates. During Christmas she found out that her father was having a third party, or loving another woman aside from her mother. Her classmates and other friends think she was very weak and always trick her and criticize her .I told her that just stays strong for they can't rule your life. She thanked me and stopped crying.

During the next few days, a guy classmate of ours. Pushed her and stepped on her bag and told her she was the ugliest creature in the world and told her she was a looser. But for the first time no tear fell, but instead she stood up. You'll be surprised of what happened. She slapped the guy and told him that next time he would do that not only tears will fell but blood.

From that event I realized that behind her tears lies her strength. I knew that she had realized, even though she was like that she still have a heart that feels.

If she only know how much I liked her. I don't think she was ugly, but instead I think she was beautiful not only inside but outside. I know that this was just the start of a new journey; a journey with less pains and more acceptance. I know that her long wish had come true even before the event, because she found me. I didn't deceive her but instead understand the real her, and helped her find out her strength behind her tears.