Storytelling, Week 12, Friends Help Friends

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Friends Help Friends

Like always, Julia is sitting in a large, plush chair in her favorite coffee shop in New York City. Normally, Julia would be sitting peacefully while sipping her coffee and letting the words flow into whichever story she was writing. Today is different, Julia is tense and cannot find any words to type into her computer. She is not comfortable and she fears she will not meet the deadline for a short story that she has been tasked to write. Julia knows that if she misses the deadline her editor will not be happy.

As Julia sits and contemplates her dilemma and thinks about how she could fix the issue, her six friends walk into the coffee shop and slump down on the worn, orange couch. She talks to them about her issue and they all jump at the chance to help her. Chandler suggests that she do a comedy bit. Julia quickly shoots this down—she is anything but comical. Rachel suggests that she write about fashion week; Julia is thankful for these suggestions, but neither option is something that she is knowledgeable about enough to write a piece on it. Just when she had lost all hope, Ross and Monica make a great suggestion. They talk to her and reassure her that there is nothing wrong with her and that all writers struggle with writer’s block at one time or another.

In order to fix Julia’s problem, Ross and Monica take her all around the city so that they can help her find the inspiration she needs to write her short story. They walk all throughout Central Park, they walk along the river, and enjoy snacking on classic New York hotdogs with one another. As the day begins to turn to night, Julia, Ross, and Monica begin to head back to Monica and Rachel’s apartment. As they walk up the stairs to the apartment, the deadline creeps back into Julia’s mind. She was having so much fun with her friends that she did not even think about her short story.

As they entered the apartment, Rachel and Phoebe ushered Julia out onto the balcony. They had put a comfy chair, a fuzzy robe, candles, coffee, snacks, and most importantly, her laptop out onto the terrace and made Julia a temporary haven where she could write her story. The friends told Julia that they had spent the entire day trying to create a place where she could write. After talking with her, they quickly hurried inside so that Julia could have the peace and quiet that she needed.

Julia instantly knew what her short story would be about. She would write about the importance of friendship and how a good friendship can benefit a person in so many ways. Julia was very thankful for her friends that day and all that they did for her.

                                                                  Friends Help Friends

     

Author's Note: This story was inspired by The Sandy Road written by Ellen C. Babbitt. In The Sandy Road there is a part in the story where the leader goes in search of water for his men and their animals. He does this not only so that they can survive, but also so that they can accomplish their journey. In my story, I relate what Monica and Ross did to what the leader did.