Anise was a good student. She went to classes daily. She never missed papers, she never missed tests, and always got A's on anything she touched or looked at. Now a junior in college she is excited about almost finishing and becoming a school counselor. Everything came easy to Anise besides school. She got her driver license in one try. She always had the guys. She always had a group of friends. Basically one looking from the outside Anise had a good life. As her junior began, Anise met a transfer student in her Philosophy class. She had to take philosophy to fill out her humanities requirement. The transfer student didn't have it as easy. She (transfer student) I had to fight for everything in life, but eventually everything turned out for the best. On the day they met Anise had sat in the front the closest seat to the door. The transfer student came running in thinking she was late and sat right behind Anise. Anise turned to her and just looked and smile. "Running like Forrest Gump huh?" The student barely catching her breath shook her head and said "Yeah I thought I was late." Anise then replied "Ah fat chance in hell this prof is always late. He always has to smoke before he comes in." "Btw my name is Anise what is yours?" "Savannah," the student replied. "Yep I was named after the plains in Africa. My dad thought it would have paid hommage to our ancestors." After this day these two girls became really close friends, and made sure they had classes together. Senior year rolls around. Anise began changing as a person due to the death of her grandmother. Anise was very close to her grandmother. Loosing her caused her heart to shatter and become cold. She began treating people different. Ignoring phone calls and messages. Ditching people. Stopped going to classes. Savannah noticed the change and tried to help her friend through the pain and grief she was suffering from. Savannah was there for everything and did everything for Anise as if she was her own blood. These changes started to manifest in worse behaviors such as reckless driving, reckless sex, reckless dating. Savannah and Anise weren't friends, but knew this was definitely NOT her. Anise was the responsible one of the two. Savannah made sure she stayed with Anise anyways despite the change of behavior. Savannah was getting fed up of her crap. She started to cut Anise off because she did not want to associate with someone as Anise had turned into. After several unanswered calls and messages from Savannah, Anise marched over to Savannah's house and demanded to talk to her. Savannah was reluctant to answer the door at first cause she saw Anise's car parked outside through her window. Eventually she let Anise in and they chatted, but for very briefly.
Anise " Umm how come you don't call me no more? I miss you."
Savannah " I always did call. You would never answer so I deleted your number. I only keep space in my phone for people are worth calling."
Anise "What do you mean worth calling?"
Savannah "Exactly what I said. I didn't stutter."
Anise "We used to be so close! Why aren't we like that anymore?"
Savannah "You changed way too much way too rapidly. I feel like you are fake out. This person I am talking to right now isn't Anise. This isn't the girl that loved life. The girl who would roll in the dirt like she was hippie."
Anise "I'm fake?.... I'm fake?
With tears swelled up in her eyes she angrily spewed out
"YOU'RE THE FAKE ONE!!! IF YOU WERE MY TRUE FRIEND YOU WOULD HAVE STAYED BY ME EVEN IF I CHANGED!!!"
Anise quickly turned around and slammed the door, jumped in her car, and drove fast down the block. That was the last Savannah ever saw or heard from Anise.
Was Savannah right for doing what she did? So who is really the fake one? Anise? or Savannah?
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