A mistake that taught me something valuable

By: Avika Mahajan

Riya was my childhood friend and we were inseparable. Not a day passed when we did not meet, talk and enjoy with each other. The whole School talked about our precious friendship. One day, the teacher made an announcement for a special assembly that the whole class was going to the class bubbling with excitement about how they would contribute. Everybody was sure that me and Riya would post the assembly as we were the best orators.   

With beating hearts, we were eager to hear our names as the main anchors. To my surprise, the teacher chose Riya as the main anchor. I was speechless and motionless. Somehow I tried to hide my tears .Since that day,our friendship was never the same. Whenever we saw each other we used to ignore each other and walk away. This coldness was increasing day by day and we no longer wished each other , appreciated good work etc. With every passing day, I was feeling sorrowful and remains bloomy the whole day. 

I stopped taking interest in school activities as well as in any household things. One day, it was an inter-school debate competition. I was all prepared to win it when I suddenly started feeling nervous.It was as if I was over powered by the stage fright. I was all set to quit the competition. When suddenly my friend Riya came to me.She had been observing me for a long time and could see that I was feeling uneasy. She gently kept a hand on me and I burst into tears. All past memories came flooding to my mind. 

She consoled me and helped me to gain my lost confidence back. Her words, “You are the best ,no need to doubt yourself ” acted magically on me. It was surprising how optimistic I became and won the competition. That was the moment I realised the blunder I made and decided to repair my mistake. How foolishly I had acted. It was just because of my ego and jealousy that was almost true and my precious friendship with my best friend. I decided to turn on a new leaf and apologize for my blender. It was indeed a lesson for me how one does not let anything come between two friends. At the end, I would like to say that to err is human and to forgive is divine.