Friend Crush
McKenna Hagg’19 and Jazlyn Colon ’19 stand in the halls of Iowa City West High School
May 25, 2017
Friends. People who you spend your lonely days with, people who are there for you when you’re down and can always cheer you up. They come and go, but usually at least one sticks around. This person is what you call the Best friend. When it comes to best friends, there are some unusual friendships.
Why is she throwing snowballs at me, ”said McKenna Haag’19 were her first thoughts of her best friend Jazlyn Colon’19. The pair first met in 2009 at Van Allen Elementary School. Their first encounter was not as you would expect. “Jazlyn and her friend (I didn’t know her at the time) were throwing snowballs at me and then the teacher made us become friends,” Hagg says. They’ve been friends since, which is a long time.
Having been friends for a long time, the two have plenty of memories together. When asked to only pick 1, Colon could hardly decide. “There’s a lot because I’ve spent my whole life with her. But probably when I pushed her off the bed on purpose,” says Colon. Haag did not agree with that response. “Jazlyn and her family took me to Chicago, and this was my first time going there. We went to a zoo,” Hagg says. Besides throwing snowballs and kicking each other off beds, Hagg and Colon enjoy sitting at home and making pizzas together.
Not every friendship is perfect so when it comes to dislikes, Hagg had lots to say. “Everything. She gets on my nerves a lot. She is always telling me what to do with my life when she doesn’t need to,” says Hagg jokingly. Colon didn’t have as much to say, “She’s too loud and when we’re at the store she’ll dance around for no reason, which bothers me.”
Whether Hagg likes it or not, Colon says they’re stuck with each other forever. Although lots of high school friendships don’t last after high school, Colon and Hagg both agree that they’ll stay friends.