Peer Pressure

The one day I regret most is Valentine’s Day, 1999. This is the day that I was weak to peer pressure, which resulted in a horrible tragedy. As a result of my giving in, I destroyed an eight year long friendship with the guy I called my best friend. His name was Johnathan.
It was Valentine’s Day, and there was a huge party that night, in which a lot of people were going to attend, including all my friends and me. I decided to leave my house around six o’ clock, and take several friends with me, including Gloria, my best friend’s girlfriend for two years. The reason I was taking her was because Johnathan told me, “can you take Gloria with you to the party tonight because I don’t get off work until nine, and then I’ll just meet you guys there.” There was no reason for him not to trust us because we were good friends.
I left my house and arrived at Gloria’s house to pick her up. As Gloria came walking up to my car, I can remember her wearing a beautiful...