Last year, one of my friends was in a really bad emotional state. I really didn't notice it much at first. She would come to dance class with a really sad expression on her face. It made me feel bad to see her that way so, I would always try to make her smile during the class period. I wouldn't leave her side until she did. I didn't think much of it at first, but then it turned out she was feeling pretty bad. It came to the point where she wanted to cut herself. I remember one day in class she showed me a scratch on her arm and told me not to tell anyone. That's when I realised, she was deep in darkness. From then on I would keep on encouraging her and always telling her that that was not the answer to her problems. That was not solving anything. She would alway seemed to shrug off my advice. She looked like she wasn't even listening to the meaning of my words. It became harder to get her to listen. I really thought I wasn't getting to her. Even so, I still kept trying. Then the school year came to an end. I didn't see her for the whole summer. Last week school started , but she wasn't in any of my classes. It was a rarity to barely see her in the halls. Well, today I had just gotten my things out my locker and was heading to the front of the school when suddenly I heard her call out to me. She gave me a hug and I told her how happy I was to see her again. We had said our good-byes and as I was about to turn to leave when she finally spoke again. She said "Thank you". I was a little stunned. I asked her why and she said "For last year." I couldn't believe it. All this time I thought I wasn't getting to her, but I was. I did. She smiled such a big smile full of happiness to me. I had genuinely helped her. She was happy again. She could finally smile again without forcing herself to do it. I can't even describe the feeling I felt at that moment. I was just so glad and I don't even know what type anymore. There is nothing else to describe it. But I helped her and that's all that I care about right now.