It was teacher’s day celebration in the school hall and I was sitting beside Sofia, the malay girl. I was just listening to Isabel singing to the song Hero and as i turn to back, Sofia asked me for tissue and there were tears in her eyes! The first thing I asked was: “Are you crying?!”. I did not expect her to say Yes, but the moment she said “yah”, something struck me. I was like consoling her, giving her a pat and stuffs and she told me it was family prob and it was affecting her studies somehow. Straight in my heart I knew I wanted to pray for her. It was actually my first time praying for a friend, not mentioning a malay friend, out of church! My heart was beating really fast because I just can’t bring myself to say: “Can I pray for you later? (:”. Till the next performance, I turned to her again and sat closer to her to comfort her. At the same time, I was plucking up my courage to say that ONE sentence!I tried to open my mouth for like 2 mins and it was totally awkward silence. Finally, I told myself if I do not say it now, I will never get a chance to! So I asked her whether I could pray for her after the celebration outside her class and she willingly smiled and said yes. (: After the whole performance, as we were waiting, I asked myself should i use this time to pray? I just had this feeling although her class is beside mine, she may forget bout it and leave or i would not get a chance to. So, once again, i told myself to pretend that no one was around me despite the noise and everything, i put my hands around her prayed for her. For herself and her family. I looked up to her and gave her a hug! She kept thanking me and i just felt so satisfied. Praise the Lord! (: Emily Yong St. Hildas Secondary