Episode description
Have you ever had this one person that you consider unforgettable for some reasons?
I believe we all had. I remember having this one childhood friend from school whom I didn't know why we became friends. I just remembered his face and the moment when I always walked with him after school. I don't even live in the same place were he lives. That's why being his friend is still a mystery to me until now.
This curiosity started when I saw the post of one of my friends on Facebook. I saw that he is one of the employees in my friend's business. The moment I saw his face, things flashed back in my mind. My curiosity began. I started thinking when and where I met this person.
While harking back to the time I met him I realized that this was one of the unforgettable persons I met.
It's kind of weird, I forgot an unforgettable person. While thinking deeply, I remembered why he became unforgettable to me.
Though I didn't remember how we met, I can clearly remember his story. He is an orphan and he only lives with his grandmother. He lost his parents at a young age and even started working while he was studying. Take note, we were just in 6th grade when it happened. The reason why he always went back home early is because he needs to look after his grandmother who was so old that time.
The moments we had were still vivid in my mind. One afternoon after school. I was surprised when I didn't see him. So I thought, maybe there's a problem. So I tried going to his house to know what happened. Luckily, I saw him on the way. Not wearing uniform and looked so tired. With a big smile, a run towards him and asked him why he didn't go to school (by the way, we are not even classmates). He said that he had to skip his class since his grandmother is very ill and he needs money to buy medicine because his grandma's pension is not enough so he got a part time job to earn money.
Imagine losing your parents and having an ill grandmother to look after at the age of 12. I can say that it's been a very tough life for him. By the way, this friend of mine is named Alexander. I can call him "Alexander the Great" because he really is a great person and I salute him for that. We didn't hear from each other after sixth grade maybe because he got so busy earning for a living and we graduated and went to different schools.
Life is really amazing, I was able to hear from him again after 11 years because of that post but I haven't reached out to him yet because he might not recognize me. Despite that, I'm still happy for him because I can see that he is happy and successful in his life now.
You might be crying after listening to this audio and might think that it's not true. Let me tell you that all my stories in my recordings are based on my real life experiences so I encourage you to share yours as well. Imagine this as your diary and at the same time challenge yourself in getting your message across by using these vocabulary.
1. Hark back to - to return to or remember something in the past
2. Vivid - producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
As an additional challenge. Think of an adjective that starts with letter C to describe that unforgettable person.
Best of luck!