The friendship was unnatural at its start, and I didn't think there was any way it could have worked out at first. But I realize now that, just like any friendship, there's bound to be initial awkwardness. Luna and I are both introverted, and we don't have a lot of other friends (I wonder if Luna has any other friends? I would very much doubt that she does), so friendships may not happen as naturally with us as with more extroverted people.
I'm glad that we could come to a place where we feel comfortable with one another, where we can talk naturally with each other without fear of embarrassment. We're not very close yet, but I know now that we can be.
Even the age gap isn't such a problem. Luna's only three years my junior. I'm friends with Erin, and she's three years my senior. It can work. Luna's a smarter girl than I gave her credit for. She isn't like the kids I knew in middle school.
You know what I love about the fact that I'm friends with Luna?
Our parents tried to force us together and we became friends despite their influence.
Normally I would balk at the idea of befriending someone on the request of my mother. I did balk at the idea. I didn't want to be friends with Luna. And you know what? I think my mother knew that. I think she likes lording what little power she has over me, telling me who I should be friends with because for now I live under her roof and have to listen to what she says. I think she wanted me to be unhappy in this situation and suck it up and do it anyway. For her.
Instead, I have turned this into something good. I have turned this into a genuine friendship, something that makes me happy despite what it began as. I've won.
I hope Luna and I stay friends. I hope we become even better friends.
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