It was a hot afternoon as the scorching sun
was shining brightly in the sky. I was about to take a nap but the heat from
the sun was unbearable. I sat on my bed, feeling sleepy. I turned around and
looked at my study table. It was in a mess. Books and stationery were strewn
all over the table. So I decided to tidy them up.
When I was arranging the books, suddenly a
photo fell out of a book that I was holding. I picked it up and looked at it.
It was a picture of my best friend, Ben, and me. I began to recall how Ben
became my best friend.I could still remember that it was the first day in my
new school and I was in form 4. My class teacher made an arrangement for me to
sit beside Ben. I had been kicked out of my previous school because of my
discipline problems. Starting from that day, I often disturbed other classmates
when the teachers were teaching. Although the teachers had already given me
warnings, I was as stubborn as a donkey and ignored them. All the teachers
complained about my bad attitude and behaviour in class and my classmates did
not like me, except for Ben. He tried his best to influence me positively and
helped me. But I refused to listen to him.
Ben was the top student in our class. He
also excelled in sports and was a role model to other students. Compared to me,
he was totally a different person. But he did not give up on me and kept trying
to guide me. Until one day, something happened and I decided to turn over a new
leaf. That day, the school bell rang and it was time to go home. When I was
walking home and passing by a bus stop, I saw two junior students waiting for
their school bus. I walked towards them and bullied them. I did not notice that
two seniors were coming. One of the seniors grabbed my collar and pulled me
away from the two juniors. He was actually the two juniors' elder brother.
"Hey! How dare you bully my
brothers!" he shouted at me. I was quite shocked to hear that.
The seniors began to hit me on my face and
stomach. I suffered from excruciating pain and fell to the ground, begging them
to stop. I felt dizzy and could see the anger in their eyes. Suddenly, I saw
someone running towards us. He tried to stop the two seniors but was
unsuccessful. He then shielded me against the attack. When I took a closer
look, I realised that it was Ben!
"This is what you deserved for
bullying my brothers!" the juniors' elder brother said furiously through
gritted teeth. Soon, they left.
Ben helped me up, took my arm and led me to
the bench. There were bruises and wounds all over my body. Ben decided to take
me to his home, where he applied ointment to my bruises and dressed my wounds.
I was extremely grateful to him for his assistance. At the same time, I was
regretful and shameful for what I did to the juniors.
From that day, Ben and I became intimate
friends. We always did our homework and revisions together. After a period of
time, the teachers were pleasantly surprised to see that my exam results had
improved by leaps and bounds. They were also glad that my conduct had improved
tremendously.
One day, Ben gave me a call and wanted to
see me in the park near to our neighbourhood. He told me that he and his family
were going to move to Perak as the company that his father was working in
decided to transfer him to the Perak branch. Before we went home, he advised me
against backsliding and encouraged me to study hard for a brighter future. We
embraced each other before we parted.
I was extremely grateful to Ben for helping
me. He was like an elder brother and a teacher to me. He had taught me so much.
I listened to him and so I became a better person.
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