My two best friends and I have known each other since first grade. We've been good friends ever since and still spend a lot of time together. We're all doing apprenticeships now and have boyfriends. But we still make time for each other and can do anything together. We can laugh and joke and just be childish, but we can also confide in each other's secrets and make sure they stay between us. When we argue, we always make up and after we make up, everything is back to normal, even if the fight was a bit heated and went on for a long time. We're always having great experiences together, but I'm going to tell you about a very special experience that I'll never forget.
One Sunday afternoon during the Whitsun holidays, we went to a champagne reception with our village's gardening association. The mayor and other important people had come to give speeches. We, the gardening association, stood on stage in our traditional costumes and were allowed to hold flowers. It was all totally boring for us. As a thank you, we each received a box of chocolates. That evening, we arranged to meet at a friend's house to take pictures and chat a bit. Of course, we all took our boxes of chocolates with us to snack on together. After chatting for a bit, we started taking pictures of ourselves together. These photos still hang in my room, and whenever I see them, I remember them. The pictures turned out to be very funny, and we had a lot of fun. When we opened the chocolates, we realized they were filled with alcohol, and since we weren't allowed to drink alcohol yet, we found that all the more interesting. A gold ribbon was tied around the chocolate wrappers. It looked so beautiful, and instead of throwing it away, we decided to make friendship bracelets. All three of us have been wearing these bracelets on our wrists for three years now, and every time I see them, I remember that day and feel a connection with my best friends.
