I've just been thinking...
In year 8/9 I was best friends with a lad called Aaron McMillan.

One day that all changed, we disagreed over something, and ended up coming to blows. I decided to be the bigger man, and walk away. Our entire group of 'friends' backed him up, and so I was smacked round mercilessly for the next year.

Every time he saw me, he was determined to fight me, as if that would prove a point. When we did come to blows, I floored him (more due to luck than judgement), and was happy, thinking things would change. Nope, they got worse.

He'd decided that because the sun was in his eyes/it was a tuesday/he was too full to fight/some bollucks that I of course hadn't beaten him, but he still made it worse.

Ah well, that's not what I what I've been thinking about. For years I've hated him, I've thought it over time and time again, and I know that if I saw him and didn't get an apology, there's a good chance I'd end up killing him. I truly truly hate the scum.

But at the same time, I should thank him. Due to that fight, I had to find a new group of friends. I headed over to the lad who had shown me round on my first day, and started chatting to him and his mates. I already knew them all, just not that well. Due to integrating with this group, not the others, my life changed massively.

The group I used to be friends with were frankly, chavs. The group I integrated were viewed as Moshers/Goths/etc, who were often bullied at this point. However, as I was well known to the chavs, and my mate was quite funny, people realised that the group weren't all that bad.

I joined that school in 2001, halfway through a year. I was sat with DT. He introduced me to RR-D and DA-D.

I now share a house with DT, went to RR-D's Mum's wedding last year, and still speak to DA-D all the time.

While I hate the bullies for the bullying, I love the fact that they introduced me to the best friends I've ever had, the only reason I didn't snap and end up stabbing them.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 14 May 2009, 9:34, 4 replies)

I love the fact that they introduced me to the best friends I've ever had
What about me and Timmy? :0(

We take you under our wing, show you the delights of our little marker town, try to tempt you with drugs, buy you beer on occasion, don't try and rape you, give you ruffles and tickles, occasionly attack you in the pub and you have the gall to say we're not the best friends ever???

Meh.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Thu 14 May 2009, 9:47, closed)

...
You know I love you anyway!

My main problem is something you state yourself - "don't try and rape you" - Why not?

What's wrong with me?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 14 May 2009, 9:53, closed)

I am confused by the designations of your friends.
Are they droids?
(ThomsonsPier consumes, Thu 14 May 2009, 10:51, closed)

Nope...
But as you can see their names would be fairly unique.

Ah fuck it.

DT - David Taylor
RR-D - Rachael Robinson-Doyle
DA-D - David Atkinson-Doyle
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 14 May 2009, 11:00, closed)