Article January 1, 2003 ISSUE

Fixing a friendship with your BF

Amadheya Nugroho—Jakarta, Indonesia

Last year, I had this big problem with my best friend, Niken. While I was in Jakarta, her boyfriend invited me to his birthday party, which was about two hours away. At the time, I was on my holiday from school, and I wasn't in the mood to go. So I lied to them, and I told them I had to go to another city to visit my grandfather.

When Niken came to Jakarta, my other best friend, Krishna, told her that I had lied to her. Then Krishna sent me messages on my cell phone saying that Niken had cried, and that she was really disappointed. And then I cried, too, because I didn't know it would turn out like this.

The next day I had to meet Niken. I didn't know what to say. But I knew I had made a mistake, and I had to fix it because I didn't want my friendship to end. I was so afraid Niken would hate me.

That night I tried to think about how God created both of us the same. We are both the daughters of God. What God created is always good. God doesn't create anger. So I thought she couldn't be angry, as long as I told her the truth.

When we met, I said, “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.” And I explained everything to her. She wasn't mad at me at all; she was just a little disappointed. And our relationship is OK now.

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