Three Best Friends

     "My turn! My turn!" Cried Burgundy Bunny. She climbed up the slide and slid down with a smile on her face, laughing as she went down. "Fine, I'll go on the merry-go-round then." shouted Khaki Kangaroo. He walked over and started pushing himself, listening to the metal squeak and watching the rust slowly fall off, bit by bit. After all, it WAS an old playground they were at. Swinging all alone sat Platinum Panda. She was never really good at making friends because she had a hard time opening up and expressing her emotions. The park was always the place she went to clear her head.

     After a while, Burgundy looked over at the swing set and decided that she wanted a turn. But there were only two swings. Khaki wanted to swing, too, only one was currently occupied. So they chatted for a bit, discussing what the plan would be. "We could just push her off," thought Khaki. "Absolutely not! Shame on you!" said Burgundy, almost a yell-whisper. "That would be SO mean. Plus, she already looks kind of depressed. Let's try something else." "You're right.. I'm sorry." apologized Khaki. "Alright, alright. We could just ask her for a turn." suggested Burgundy. "That's a good thought! You always have better ideas than me." said Khaki. "Now come on, let's just get over there and get on with it!" Burgundy said as she hopped over to Platinum.

     Suddenly, Platinum looked up after being touched on the arm by someone. She gasped. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." said Burgundy. Platinum just shrugged and said "It's okay.." Burgundy asked if they could have a turn and Platinum agreed, got up, and sat on a nearby bench. "You see? That wasn't so difficult." said Burgundy. Khaki looked surprised and said "What? Difficult? Pfft. Nothing is difficult for me." "Yeah, okay. Whatever. I'm going to go and talk to her, she looks kind of lonely.." said Burgundy. "Well, okay." said Khaki. Burgundy approached Platinum and started a conversation. Platinum actually started to open up! They were instantly friends, and Platinum was so happy that she now had a friend. Well, little did she know that she was getting a bonus today. Two for the price of one. They walked over and Platinum met Khaki, who soon became friends also. They became the very best friends that friends could ever be. An extremely unusual bunch, really.

     After a few months, they had become closer and closer. They would go shopping together even thought Khaki wasn't a big fan of it, but hey, that's what friends are for, correct? One night, Khaki decided they should throw a party. "What?!" screamed Burgundy. "A party? We've never done that before.." "Well, no, but we could invite the school. You know, get to know other people and make new friends." Khaki suggested. "New friends? Aren't we good enough?" Burgundy sadly asked. "Well yes, of course, but I mean, my mom always told me that it's good to make new friends." answered Khaki. During this whole conversation, Platinum stayed quiet. She was nervous about the idea but was to shy to share her opinion. After some arguing and agreeing and a little bit of overreacting here and there, they had finally decided.

   The next thing you know, Khaki is right and Burgundy is still nervous and shaky about the idea. Platinum is still silent, remaining in the shy state that she is in. In a few weeks, the party takes place. Behind his parent's backs, of course. What teenager doesn't disobey the rules sometimes? They soon find out that it was the worst idea possible. Like every bet made, one person (or animal in this case) gets to say "I TOLD YOU SO!" while the other sits there in shame and regret.

     Platinum and Burgundy had lost their friendship with Khaki that night, him finding new friends and joining the 'popular' group, and them isolating themselves from everyone else. Khaki just didn't realize they weren't ready. But hey, friends come and go. Only some will be there forever. Like they always say, you don't know what you have until it's gone.