My Best Friend Almost Died.

Applebees. St. George. Saturday Night.

I almost lost my best friend.

I totally missed it, but a comment was exchanged that was apparently pretty funny. Next thing I knew, both my best friend Dylan and his cousin Jonny were turning bright red from laughing so hard.

Dylan paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and proceeded to start laughing again. Tears were streaming down his face as he doubled over in fits of giggles. He tried to stand up, but ended up laughing so hard that he fell onto the floor next to my chair.

Curled up in a ball, he began hyperventilating between laughing fits. Obviously, he couldn't breathe.

It started catching on. Soon, my eyes were filled with tears too. Our whole table was laughing, and we had no clue why.

The lady in the booth next to us leaned over, "Okay, if you're gonna laugh that loud, you at least have to share the story!"

"You" He gasped as he wiped away his tears, "Wouldn't get it!" 


Finally, bit by bit, he stopped laughing. 

"I almost died!" He later said, "I couldn't breathe!"

And that is the story of how I almost lost my best friend.