Darren the Great

 

I have made and kicked out many friends during my time here in the USA. But a friend that I think will stay with me for a long time is Darren Chau, or Darren the Great.

    Up until third grade, I had not known that this Darren character had existed. The first encounter I had with him was when one of my friends took me to meet a new buddy he made. The new buddy he was talking about turned out to be Darren. Sadly, after my friend left to live in Japan with his family, Darren and I didn’t talk much until fourth grade.

    Fourth grade was when I got addicted to handball. Darren also played a lot of it and soon we found out that we made an excellent team. That was probably the official start of our friendship. The first time I laid eyes on him, I knew he would be a nice fellow and friend. Now I proved that statement to be true. At first, I wasn’t very good at handball, but Darren taught me the finer details, and soon I was improving.  Then, when we had different levels of math class, both Darren and I got put in the advanced one. Then in the math class, we magically got paired together to work on a math poster. All the fun we had drawing, doodling, and scribbling strengthened the bond between us.

    At first, Darren and I met only at school. But in fifth grade , our family moved into the house right next to Darren’s. From then on we started seeing each other more and more. Almost every morning, we would walk to Chaparral together. Sometimes, during the weekends, we would go to each other’s houses, and play video games, Nerf guns, and watch movies. I soon got addicted to a game called  Clash of Clans, which Darren recommended to me. This game also added one more topic to the list of subjects Darren and I usually talk about during recess or lunch.

    Not only is Darren a great game strategist, he is also a great singer. I am totally awed  by the fact that he can think of the words of his own made-up songs as he goes and the song still flows and makes sense. It really is amazing that his voice still hasn’t changed and has remained pure.

    Darren is also a charming and nice boy. He cracks lots of jokes and always remodels my Clash of Clans base for me whenever he comes over. When we play on Darren’s Wii, he always allows me to play before he does.

    Darren is, in short, the friend I have wished for for a long time. I hope he will stay with me for years to come.