The New Friend

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### Chapter 6: A New Friend

As Adam waited at the bus stop, he was relieved to see Daisy approaching.

**Adam**: "Good Morning."

**Daisy**: "Good Morning Adam."

**Adam**: "So, you're waiting today!"

**Daisy**: "Yeah! Today no one fooled me." *(smirks)*

**Adam**: "Good! Good!" *(smiles)*

**Daisy**: "So, how long have you been here?"

**Adam**: "Well, I've been here since birth!"

**Daisy**: "Wow! You must have many good friends then!"

**Adam**: "Well, I had... actually."

**Daisy**: "Why? What happened?"

The school bus arrived, and they got on.

**Adam**: "Okay, we'll talk later!"

**Daisy**: "Please sit with me. I want to know what happened."

**Adam**: "Honestly speaking, I left them."

**Daisy**: "But why?"

**Adam**: "They were boring."

**Daisy**: "Really? So, will you stop talking to me too when you get bored?"

**Adam**: "No, no... I didn't mean that!"

**Daisy**: "Hmmm..."

Adam's heart underwent a change; he was now free from all the bad feelings and was once again like he was before he went down the wrong path.

**Adam**: "Don't get disheartened, I never leave anyone, even if they leave. You will always find me by your side whenever you need." *(gives a smile)*

**Daisy**: "Really?" *(calmly)* "Then why did you leave your old friends?"

**Adam**: "Actually, I started staying away from them, but I never left them."

**Daisy**: "But why?"

**Adam**: "It was a mistake... I thought of befriending some bad boys in order to understand them."

**Daisy**: "But you're a good boy."

Adam nods and gets up from his seat as the bus reaches their school.

Throughout the day, Adam kept rethinking his decisions and the path he had taken.

**Adam** *(to himself)*: "What am I doing? Why did I enter this path? I loved Rose, and that didn't mean looking at others in a bad way... I was about to destroy myself. I need to change... I will change."

After classes ended, he moved towards the school bus, thinking about Daisy.

**Adam** *(to himself)*: "I should thank Daisy for helping... although she doesn't know how she helped me, but I should thank her."

Adam got on the bus, had a glance at Rose, felt good, and then saw Daisy sitting alone. He went towards her and sat with her.

**Adam**: "Hey."

**Daisy**: "Hi."

**Adam**: "I wanted to thank you for your help."

**Daisy**: "Help? When did I help you?"

**Adam**: "Just answer me one thing. Am I a good person?"

**Daisy**: "Yes. Why?"

**Adam**: "I just wanted to know what people think of me."

**Daisy**: "Oh... okay."

**Adam**: "So, do you have any friends here?"

**Daisy**: "Well, I met a few of my schoolmates, and I hope they are!"

**Adam**: "Yeah... they will be... don't worry! And I'm always here!"

**Daisy**: "Thanks."

Both got off at their homes and bid goodbye to each other.

Adam was in a positive mood for the first time in a long while, determined to achieve his love for Rose with hard work and good character. However, a storm was awaiting Adam at home, about which he was unaware.

Will Adam's past leave him so soon? Will he be able to get back on the right path so easily? Find out in the next chapter, "The Self-Repairment."