Best Friends
I first met Ruby during those chaotic, emotional roller-coaster years,
we call our teens.
Ruby and I could not have been more different... she has blonde hair, blue
eyes and a very wholesome pretty look about her. I on the other hand
have very long dark hair, green eyes and was doing my best to pull off that
'hot little number' look... but somehow we became the best
of friends (still are).
since my single mother worked the 3-11 shift, my house became the place
to be. we loved to goof around wrestling and seeing who would come out
on top. it turns out we were pretty evenly matched, and this would
frustrate the heck out of me... every time I thought I had her she would
manage to either throw me off or squirm out from under me.
well imagine my feeling of triumph when one day after perhaps an hour of
this rough-housing I finally had her!! and good!! she was exhausted
panting and out of breath. I was sitting on her hips and my feet were
doing their best to pin her knees down... my hands holding her arms over
her head. grinning ear to ear I looked down at her and asked, "who's
the best?... come on now... tell me... who's the best?". she was not
about to admit defeat that easily, and looked me right in the eyes and
said, "I AM!".
uuugghhh! after all of that I HAD to have her admit her
defeat!! moving quickly I removed one of my hands from her wrists
(doing my best to still hold them securely with one hand)...and went
right for her sides!! her reaction was immediate and intense...her
entire body began bucking under me. "STOP....AAHHHH...NO... NO
FAIR!!!". ah ha...now I would get her to admit defeat! my fingers
crawled up her sides to under her arms. this was better than I had even
hoped for... she completely lost it. with tears in her eyes and
gasping for air... I asked her once again, "who is the best?... I want to
hear you say it... 'Ayla is the best!'". at this point I knew she was
not able to speak... all that would come out was, "y.... y......you.....
AAAHHHHAHAHA.....OHHHH GOD..... PLEEEAAASE!" and then
nothing but a jagged gasp for air. after continuing like this for longer than I
thought she would be able to stand... I let up just for a second and
looking down at her hysterical face asked, "well?". the second she had
managed to inhale enough air to speak she screamed, "YOU ARE THE
BEST...YOU ARE...YOU ARE THE BEST".
would you believe we are still the best of friends to this day?
Ayla
