Best Friends

  My name is Noelle.  I come from a wealthy family living in Colorado.  His name is Jeremiah.  He moved with his family from New Mexico.  His family is quite poor.  They had to move here because his mother and father got jobs in town.  I met him at the library where we talked and hung out.  A few days later he invited me to his house, which was very tiny, where he shared a bedroom with 3 siblings.  The next week, I invited him to my house, where I had my own wing.  We swam in our pool and played mini golf.  I knew how kind his heart was and that he, in all my years knowing him, never tried to use me for my wealth.  I always tried to help him, financially and emotionally.  He only ever accepted the second form of assistance.  He would never let me pay for his lunch, buy him new shoes, or anything like that.  20 years later, Jeremiah is still my best friend.  And I married my best friend.