Everyone has had a time that they stood idly by while an injustice occurred. Most people, me included, are not proud of their actions. I will never forget the time a friend of mine was sitting all alone at a party and how awful I felt that I didn’t do anything about it.  

It was the night of my friend Daniel’s party. Daniel is very laid back and has friends in every group. His party consisted of a bonfire near a pool and really delicious snacks and everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives. As I looked around I see my friend, Joe, sitting alone in the pool. No one cared to see him by himself because they had better things to do then to talk to someone who would correct everything they said.   

Joe is very intelligent for his age. Whenever someone would make a joke or say something not accurate he always corrects their mistake. Many people get annoyed of what he says. He doesn’t mean to be rude he just doesn’t know how to socialize. Overall Joe gets looked over for being rude, but his intentions are never to make anyone feel deficient.        

The feeling of guilt drowned me as I just let this sweet kid be by himself. Fear took over his eyes as he had no idea of who to talk too and he doesn’t want to be a bother. I couldn’t bear to look at my classmate have the look of defeat as he was the only one in the pool. It is never comfortable to sit alone. If there was a possibility to go back and change my actions I would. I am not the person to just leave someone out. A simple gesture of waving a hand to invite him over would’ve been fine. Next time I know that no matter what happens I will never let a friend be alone.      

The feeling of being distraught as I let my friend stand alone will never be forgotten. Ever since that moment I never let anyone be by themselves.