A Lost Friendship

Prologue

- TALITHA -

"Did you greet him?"I asked Jade

Mag kavideo call kami ngayon.

"Tingin mo?"

"Oh come on, just greet him! It's his special day!"sabi ko

"Wala akong rason para batiin siya."matigas na sabi niya

"Fine fine! Gosh! Chill! I'm scared!"biro ko

"Yves looks so lonely."sabi ko nung hindi siya nag sasalita

I actually messaged him, greeting him a happy birthday.

He said thank you cause I remembered, but he requested me na wag kong sabihin sa iba na birthday niya.

I don't know, I just find it really sad that he was not celebrating it.

"Hayaan mo siya, choice niya yan."bitter na sabi niya

"Both of you needs to have closure, seriously."sabi ko

"Tigilan mo ako Talitha, sabihin mo muna yan sa sarili mo."bawi niya

Alam ko kung sino ang sinasabi niya.

"No thanks."sabi ko at umirap

"Wag na kasi natin pag usapan ang mga yun, namimiss mo ba ha?"tanong ni Jade sakin

"What? Me? Miss him? Why would I miss him? Yuck!"sabi ko at umaktong naduduwak

"Ayun naman pala eh! Tigilan mo narin ako, matagal na tayong walang koneksyon sa mga yun."sabi niya

Bigla namang may sumali sa video call namin.

"Jianna! Hi! Where were you? Kanina ka pa namin hinihintay!"bati ko

"Sorry girls! May inasikaso lang! Anong pinag uusapan niyo?"masayang tanong niya

"About kila---"

"Wala, hinihintay ka namin."putol ni Jade sa sasabihin ko

Napailing nalang ako at hindi na ulit binuksan ang topic tungkol dun.

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Tao po!"masayang sabi ko at kumatok

"Sino yan?"I heard Jade's voice na mukhang bagong gising lang

Hindi ako sumagot at nag hintay lang na mabuksan niya ang pinto.

Nag kukusot pa siya ng mata bago tumingin sakin.

"Hala gago!"gulat na gulat na sabi niya

Agad akong natawa at niyakap siya!

"I missed you!"masayang sabi ko kaso bigla akong nakatanggap ng hampas

"Ouch!"reklamo ko at hinimas ang braso

"What a way of saying that you missed me too."sabi ko at nigakap ulit siya

"Gago ka! Anong ginagawa mo dito?!"masayang tanong niya

"Uh visiting you?"sarkastikong sabi ko

Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin.

"Alam na ba ni Jianna?"tanong niya habang napasok kami sa bahay nila

"Nope, samahan mo ako sa bahay nila."sabi ko

"Okay, mamaya."

"Nasaan sila mamita?"hanap ko sa lola niya

"Namamalengke yata at kasama si Tristan. Sila mama naman nasa trabaho."

"Kamusta ka naman?! Gaga nang gugulat! Walang pasabi!"sabi niya

"Surprise nga eh! Okay lang ako, nag sawa na sa ibang bansa."sabi ko at tumawa

"Siraulo! Ang ganda ganda na ng buhay mo ron!"sabi niya

It's true naman, but wala eh I'm happier to stay here. In my home, the Philippines.

Iba parin talaga yung nasa sarili kang bansa, mas masaya.

"Mag sstay ka na ba dito for good?"hopeful na tanong niya

"No."sabi ko

I was not joking, I'm only planning to stay here for college. Then I'll go back to Canada, I don't want to leave our house there for good.

Lumungkot naman nag mukha niya.

"Chill, I'm staying here for years. I'm studying here for college."sabi ko

"Hala! Totoo ba?!"gulat na sabi niya

"Yes! Ayaw mo ba?"natatawang sabi ko

"Gusto ko, tanga!"sabi niya

Namura pa nga.

Maya maya lang din ay dumating na ang lola niya, nagulat rin nung makita ako. Nag mano lang ako at yumakap, at nag paalam na isasama ko si Jade sa bahay nila Jia.

Gulat na gulat si Jia nung makita ako, at umiyak pa! Ganoon din ang kambal niyang si Jienne. Best friend ko rin!

I was so happy to see them again, my girl friends! They were one of the greatest people in my life, and no one could ever change that.

They're like a family to me.

I used to have boy friends too, they were also very important to me back then.

Especially that one person.

But I guess we were not meant to be friends forever.

We lost each other.

I lost him.

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Quote Of The Day:

But the worst thing
about losing you
was that you took
my heart with you.

~Nikita Gill

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