The Broken Vase

There once a friendship who had never encountered any trial. They understand every situation and feel the joy of having each other. They give smiles and a hand whenever anyone needs it. Pricilla knows pottery but Jerra never learns how it does.

There came a time on Jerra’s debut, except for her gift, she had something so special to her and give it to Pricilla. She gave her the vase she made for two weeks. All her sacrifices and love, her friendship was shown in how beautiful the vase was. Jerra loved it so much and treasured it like a precious gem. She promised to take good care of it and the vase will symbolize their friendship. She placed it in their living room so anyone could see how their friendship does. She never failed to take a glance before and after she goes home.

Pricilla got very busy schedule in school she really is a studious one.. Jerra had a boyfriend who filled her heart with love. The never had the chance to be with each other as how they do before. But they never see any gap in between. They still got communications when Jerra will have a bad time with her boyfriend or when she got low in her studies. Pricilla was so open to things they’re getting through; it was okay for her if they’ll have time only when needed. At least they still know they have each other specially when times of needs. She was also thankful that Jerra meets her boyfriend that fills the time she wasn’t there though sometimes the two were fighting, she’s confident that they’ll be okay after minutes.

One time, Jerra had a huge fight with her boyfriend and her boyfriend followed her even at home. She got so angry and picked the vase of friendship and threw to her boyfriend. She never knows what she picked that been broken. She called Pricilla and immediately responded. Pricilla saw a broken vase before she entered the house, she tried not to think it was her gift but when she stared in the place where their friendship vase was, it was nothing. Before she made a teardrops, Jerra saw her; made a hug and cry. Pricilla was stunned in silent but she listened to her friend and tears fell down her face.

Pricilla doesn’t want to be a melodramatic but she could think how the vase was broken and she knows her friend needs her now more than before. When she made Jerra in calm, she asked in a soft lonely voice, “What have you thrown?”  “I don’t know, I just picked a simple thing to break to his face, little something from there …” pointing to the place of their friendship vase. Pricilla was crying when she turned her head back. She hugged her and said “sorry, I didn’t know” Pricilla got angry and with tears fell from her eyes “You’re the one who promised to take good care of that thing, you’re the one who told me that will symbolize our friendship. You told me that through the years, that won’t be broken because whatever happens to that will happen to our friendship.” “I’m sorry, I haven’t seen it, I didn’t know it was there, it was just a vase!” “A vase?! Are you aware of what you’re saying to me? You know how important that vase is for me and for our friendship, you know it was placed there. I always understand you even though I became you’re catcher since he arrived. I...I hate you!!! You’re not worth of my friendship.”

Jerra tried to hug and made so many sorry to Pricilla but she just left alone. She picked the broken vase and reminisced their moments. She realized what she had lost and had done, Pricilla was right.  She cried and remembered her words, “Whatever happens to the vase will also happen to us”. The vase was broken, her words were broken and most of all, their friendship was broken. She remembered her words as she tried to pick the pieces and put back into places as their broken friendship. But she failed so many times and just got wounded. With her perseverance, she made it and glued it but still not like before and the only remedy is to make another vase but it’s so impossible. The vase was made so special from a special person. And as their friendship, it will never be as before unless they make another new one.

Jerra wrote her thoughts about the vase and her sorry on a sheet of paper. She wrapped the vase and placed her notes and gave it Pricilla. At the end of her note goes like this “can we make another one, a new and stronger one? I might not have our broken friendship back but could we make another start and build our friendship stronger than before? I’m really sorry. I missed you” Pricilla cries and forgives her friend. Truly their old friendship lost but they learned from their mistakes and become more responsible to what friendship is, how to value each other and what to do when a trial comes.

Jerra learned the pottery for Pricilla and they both made another vase, they planned and made with for almost a month. And this vase is more special than before because it’s been thicker, more beautiful, made with love and trust, made by two stronger hearts that smile and symbolized their new friendship. This new friendship vase is better than the old one and will never easily be broken.