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These last few weeks have been really nice to me. It seems like a lot is going on, but at the same time, I feel like I've been pretty laid back and peaceful. It's been the teenage summer dream, but unfortunately the bitter hand of reality gave me a slap in the face when I learned about the recent arrest of one of my best friends, who got a little too drunk, and a little be too violent and is now facing more than a little bit of time in jail. He was at a club in Gainesville and got into a fight that ended with him stabbing another student several times. Needless to say, he is in deep shit now and has more than likely ruined his life. I feel really bad for everyone involved in this. It's just a weird feeling, especially when I think of the fact that I was there the night he bought the knife.
To be honest though, I wasn't as surprised as I was saddened. I don't think anyone who knew him well was really stunned either, because everyone knew that he was headed down this path. He had hurt himself bad enough to warrant a hospital visit while drunk before, and had attacked pretty much everyone of his friends at one point or another. I really hope that he gets lucky and gets off with a relatively minor punishment, but I know that I only feel this way because he is my friend. If it were him who got stabbed, I would want them to throw the book at his attacker.
I haven't talked to him yet, but I do plan on doing it soon. I just don't know what to say to him. Plus he may be preoccupied with all the legal issues that he may not have a lot of time to talk. It's gonna suck when I go back to school in the Fall and find that he is no longer there. It just won't feel right.
I'm 19 and this is the third time that I've had to deal with a close friend who got into serious trouble involving alcohol...
1) Alcohol Poisoning to the point of a .425 blood alcohol level
2) Serious head wound from charging into a wall
3) Stabbing someone in the Chest, Stomach, Wrist, and Arm
...I'm getting a little too much experience dealing with these situations.
To be honest though, I wasn't as surprised as I was saddened. I don't think anyone who knew him well was really stunned either, because everyone knew that he was headed down this path. He had hurt himself bad enough to warrant a hospital visit while drunk before, and had attacked pretty much everyone of his friends at one point or another. I really hope that he gets lucky and gets off with a relatively minor punishment, but I know that I only feel this way because he is my friend. If it were him who got stabbed, I would want them to throw the book at his attacker.
I haven't talked to him yet, but I do plan on doing it soon. I just don't know what to say to him. Plus he may be preoccupied with all the legal issues that he may not have a lot of time to talk. It's gonna suck when I go back to school in the Fall and find that he is no longer there. It just won't feel right.
I'm 19 and this is the third time that I've had to deal with a close friend who got into serious trouble involving alcohol...
1) Alcohol Poisoning to the point of a .425 blood alcohol level
2) Serious head wound from charging into a wall
3) Stabbing someone in the Chest, Stomach, Wrist, and Arm
...I'm getting a little too much experience dealing with these situations.