Mistakes and Promises

Chapter Five

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Chapter Five

Change

"Don't mind her. She's just being the bitch that she really is." Ava said.

After Aaron left our friends had their own conclusions of our relationship. Kahit wala naman kaming ibang pinagsabihan ni Aaron ng tungkol sa nangyari sa amin.

"Ava... Sierra is still our friend..." si Rica naman.

But Ava just snorted. Rica's been my friend since high school. While both Sierra and Ava I met in college. Mas nauna ko rin nakilala si Sierra actually bago pa magpasukan noon and during summer. And I don't quite understand why she seemed so affected by my relationship with Aaron. She's even telling our friends that I was the one who probably did something for Aaron to leave.

"I told you. That plastic friend likes your boyfriend, Teen. Noon ko pa nahahalata sa kaniya. The way she looks at Aaron every time we're all together and I caught her. Kaya ganiyan nalang siya makareact ngayon. The bitch is so unnecessarily affected."

"Ava..." Rica looked worried.

"Ano ka ba, Rica? You're Tristeen's longest friend. Bakit parang kinakampihan mo pa ang unreasonable bitch na iyon?"

Tumingin sa akin si Rica bago muling binalik ang tingin kay Ava. "Hindi naman sa ganoon, Ava."

Ava just said whatever and asked me if I want to go shopping with her. Among my three close friends, si Ava ang hindi ko madalas nakakabonding dahil abala siya sa pagpalit-palit din niya ng boyfriends. Which Rica did not really like about her. Maybe that's why Rica became closer with Sierra than Ava. While I liked Ava because she's easy and fun to be with, too.

Simula noong umalis si Aaron ay parang hindi na rin kami naging magkaibigan ni Sierra. Which I still don't quite understand. "Well, the bitch just probably befriend you because of your boyfriend, Teen. Who knows naghihintay lang pala noon pa ng pagkakataon para mang-agaw." Ava told me once.

Hindi ko naman iyon lubusang maisip sa kaibigan ko. Sierra was my sweetest friend. She wasn't a classmate in college but we happened to meet and later on became friends because her ex-boyfriend was also Aaron's friend. Si Ava naman ay kaklase ko at business partner din ni daddy ang dad niya sa medical field. Noon pa rin kami nagkakilala sa mga events dahil family friends din. Pero nitong college pa lang talaga naging magkaibigan at napalapit sa isa't isa because we became classmates.

Okay naman si Sierra at Rica. Kahit nga kay Ava ay mukhang wala naman siyang problema pero si Ava rin ang umiiwas sa kaniya. At the end Ava was the only one who remained my friend. Because I can't anymore trust both Sierra and Rica. It was saddening especially with Rica. Because between the three girls siya ang naging pinakamatagal kong kaibigan. I did not really earn a lot of friends. Back when I was younger naging kaibigan ko na si Aaron at siya na ang palagi kong kasama and I didn't feel the need to have more friends than I need. For Aaron was also my best friend. Pero nakakalungkot pa rin ang sa amin ni Rica because I trusted her for a long time, too.

I'd like to think that she's got really close to Sierra kaya ganoon. Pero nalaman ko rin na sinabi niyang matagal na rin talaga siyang hindi natutuwa sa mga naging decisions ko simula pa lang noong una. That before Aaron left she already noticed that it may have something to do with Noah... Sana ay sinabi niya sa akin. Sana ay kinausap niya rin ako. Because I think if she's really my friend and she truly cared for me, siguro naman ay may sasabihin din siya sa akin. Just like what I'd probably do with her if she's in my shoes. But instead different had happened. Even Aaron's friends, iniwasan na rin ako simula noon.