27. Step By Step

That night after I had dinner  Raizan's mother I plan to visit a friend, Azmi for a coffee. I asked Raizan if he could come and accompany me to Azmi's house. He agreed to follow me. When we arrived, little that I know Azmi stays in a walk up apartment.

I told myself I could climb the steps slowly, step by step and eventually I will be on the forth floor. The steps however were small and steep. So I climbed the first set of the steps while Raizan was behind me. He was holding my crutches while me, one hand on the railing, while the other hand tried to lift my legs, one at a time.

After I reached the first set of the steps, Raizan offered to carry me, I was reluctant at first  and asked him to go up first at meet me at Azmi's door. Because to me it was not fair for him to wait for me to climb the stairs.

Eventually, he carried me up to the forth floor and by the time we reached Azmi's apartment, Raizan was catching his breath and I felt really bad. We could have just gone home and he didnt have to carry me.
Azmi greeted us at the door and was shocked that Raizan carried me up all the way. While having coffee, Azmi told me that a friend like Raizan is hard to find and I should appreciate the friendship I have with him.

I do appreciate our friendship, I do feel comfortable hanging out with him, in fact I love him like my own brother. He is part of my family now. I do think I could not return his favour, compassion and what he has done to help me. Thank you dear best friend.