Dear Baby Bear

"BASKETBALL"

Dear Baby Bear;

My friend tricked me. I was upset because she told me that we were going to get ice cream and it would only take us a few minutes. Guess what? She lied. She made me come with her to her boyfriend's basketball game. The place was so crowded that I felt like I was suffocating. It was also very loud because of the cheers and yells of people. I really hated it there and I badly wanted to get out of there. But I didn't want to leave my friend alone in that place full of strangers. Who knows what might happen to her if I leave her by herself. So as much as I hated to be there, I accompanied my friend and tried to enjoy the game. I'm such a great friend, right baby bear?

The team of her boyfriend won the game and I was actually happy because I was rooting for them. It was a tight match because the other team was also very skilled and good. And guess what, I saw your friend there. He was on the same team as my friend's boyfriend. He actually looked really good now compared to the last time I saw him. Hey! Don't get me wrong, I'm not attracted to him or anything. You're the only person that can make my heart flutter. But yeah, he looked really good.

He volunteered to take me home because my friend and her boyfriend are going on a date. I refused at first but he insisted saying that it's dangerous to go home alone. I couldn't refuse anymore because my friend sided with him. He's still the same kind and generous guy that I met. I kind of missed hanging out with your friends. While we were walking home, we talked about a lot of things. I found out that 5 month ago he was in the same situation I am now, his lover left him too. The only difference between him and I was, his lover left him to be with another guy. I wonder what's more painful, being left without any explanation or being left for another person? Anyway, he has completely moved on and he's currently chasing after his dream of being an artist. I guess that explains why he looked so good, he's happy and enjoying life. We actually got to talk about you too. He told me how much he misses you and how much he feels guilty that he wasn't there for you during those times that you were having a hard time. I wanted to comfort him but I didn't know how. How can you comfort someone when you yourself don't know how to stop the pain? I guess he noticed that I was getting hurt again so he told me a very interesting story to change the mood. He told me how you taught him how to play basketball and that you were so skilled that you were once the captain of the basketball team when you were in high school. He also told me that a lot of girls liked you because you looked so cool when you play basketball. I knew that you loved playing sports but I guess you forgot to tell me that you were popular when you were in high school, especially among girls. It was nice to know something new about you. It made me happy and relieved.

I hope I got to see you play basketball even just once, that would have made me fall for you harder.