May 8th, 2023.

PIN-S-MA-3-2
Jacquelin López López

Group #1
• Mayra Martínez Cortez
• Alison Montalvan Brito
• Daniela Yépez Sánchez
• Ashley Alvarado Cabezas (Dasha)

FRIENDSHIP - CONVERSATIONS

Mayra: Hi girls, what were you doing?

Alison: Hi Mayra, we were waiting for you.
Dasha: Yes, Mayra, you’re late.
Daniela: Right, where have you been? You took so long, we were
worried.
Mayra: Well, I was in the bookstore with my best friend’s mom to bring
her a backpack for her son.
Alison: oh, that’s nice, what’s her name?
Mayra: It's Kerly.
Dasha: Mayra and how did you first meet your best friend?
Daniela: Yeah, tell us. I’m sure it was nice to see her again.
Mayra: We met at primary school when I was six years old. So many
years ago. And you Dasha?
Dasha: I met my best friend through a game called free fire and I met
him through my ex-boyfriend, which is a little out of the ordinary,
because when couples break up friends split up but, in my case, it
wasn't like that, he stayed to help me get better and we have been
friends for 2 years now.
Alison: Oh, that's good, I have known my best friends since high
school, he and I know each other so well, we have been friends for
almost 7 years. And you, Daniela?
Daniela: So am I! I’ve known my best friend when we were high
school students too, we were in 8th grade. Her seat was behind mine,
so we have been friends since 2008; it’s the longest friendship that I
have.
Mayra: Daniela, how did you get to know each other?
Daniela: It’s a funny memory because I was a new student and at
first, I didn’t like her at all. I remember she was a little bit rude and
noisy, she liked to shout a lot. I remember there was a time when she
yelled at me for no reason, then I got mad because I only knew her
name, and she treated me like that! I had to talk to her because she
was my classmate, but when our teacher made us work together,
somehow, we got along very well.
Dasha: Oh, how interesting! What a great way to get to know each
other! I can tell she is very special to you.
Alison: Yes, it’s interesting and funny because something similar
happened to me and my best friend. We didn’t have a good first
impression, but with time because of teamwork in class we got to
know each other and built a very good friendship. Mayra, Dasha, what
about you guys?
Mayra: We met because we had a fight in class, our teacher made
us sit in the corner of the classroom and didn’t talk, but we had to
spend the break in class and lunch with the teacher. Then, I noticed
that she brought the same juice that my mom sent me, and we started
to talk about what we like. From that moment, we became best
friends.
Dasha: I met my best friend through my ex-boyfriend, he is friends
with him. Johan was a bit quiet, but over time we connected much
better as friends and from now on we are inseparable.
Daniela: Right, and Dasha, what makes your best friend special
to you?
Dasha: He makes him special the way he tries to help me even
though he doesn't know how, I considered him as a person who didn't
know how to express his feelings and with me he learned to have
empathy, and to be loyal, in difficult moments for me that I have
existential crisis, he sends me articles and books on how to overcome
depression, funny videos and he takes me for a ride in his car, he is
a person that without a doubt I would never want to lose.
Alison: It’s good to know that Dasha, I think what makes my best
friend special is the way he knows me the best, and how we interact
with each other. And you, Daniela? What makes your best friend
special to you?
Daniela: I think what makes her special to me, besides she was the
first friend I made in high school, is her personality. I used to be a shy
girl at that time. I didn’t talk too much, but she made me talk, laugh
and encourage me to participate in class. She has such an extrovert
personality that makes you happy instantly.
Alison: Oh, that’s so sweet. And you, Mayra?
Mayra: Kerly is special because she was there in every moment in
my life, my best, my worst, and now, even though she lives in New
York, and I’m here, we talk every week about everything.
Alison: She lives so far away, so when did you last see your
friend?
Mayra: It was in 2017, when she left Ecuador to move to New York.
But the good thing it’s that we are still in touch.
Daniela: Same as you, the last time I saw her was in 2018. We met
in Puerto Santana two days before she moved on to the United States
because of medical matters. Currently, she lives in New York, but we
try to call each other every weekend to keep in touch.
Dasha: Oh, you guys must miss your friends very much, I hope you
both will be able to visit them very soon.
Alison: Yes, I think we don’t see how lucky we are to have our best
friend in the same country.
Dasha: That's right. I saw my best friend when he invited me to meet
his girlfriend. We went to see the Mario Bros Movie.
Alison: Oh, that's nice, in my case the last time I saw my best friend
was like a week ago, we were just hanging out at the mall.
Daniela: Well, it was nice to know a little bit about each other, but I
think it’s time to have lunch.
Mayra: Yes, before we lose the reservation. Hurry up!!
Alison: Yes girls, we must go.