Best Friends

Further Info

This story was made by young people were not in education or employment. Participants were from Lawrence Weston and Hartcliffe. The workshop was run by BBC Outreach and The Media Trust.

Transcript

My name is Jess. My name’s Chloe. We’re both 14 and from Southmead and we’re best friends.

We’ve been friends for 10 years and we live next door to each other.

I remember the day when Chloe first moved in and I asked if she wanted to play with me and we became friends.

We’re both in here (the Orb) because Chloe used to mess around with me (inaudible), without her I was just naughty.

I got excluded from school because I was naughty and I never used to listen to any of the teachers and I used to mess around with Jess and it got that bad that I got excluded and then sent to the Orb.

The Orb is a place where people go if they have a chance to make it work. I hope I can make it work in the future so I can have a happy life.

Having a best friend living next door to is good because there’s someone to rely on when you’re down. My life without Jess would be so depressing, I wouldn’t know who to turn to. She’s always there when I need someone like when I have family problems and I just need a shoulder to cry on.

We have our ups and downs, but you always get through it because that’s what friends are for.

Jess has ADHD and I know how it feels because my little brother has it and it’s not a nice thing to have.

In twenty years time I can see me and Chloe still being friends cos of how close we are now.  Hopefully we’ll be doing our dream jobs and having a great life.

The only thing that’s stopping me from doing what I want to do in the future is me and my mind. I should be a better person and just think of the future and think what I can do.

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