He Was Once My Best Friend, But Now I Think He's A Familiar Stranger.. (part 1)

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(He's Once My Best Friend,
         But Now I Think He's A       
                      Familiar Stranger.)

~Start~ (Girl's POV)

Noon, nung nasa Prepratory ako... May nakilala akong lalaki. Many people used to bully me before in elementary kasi jealous sila. Dahil daw matalino ako at close na close kami ng bestfriend kong campus hearthrob. Sikat 'no? Kahit prep palang. Anyway, He was my protector, defender and shoulder to cry on.

He was the bestest bestfriend in the whole world. When we were in High school, we shared more and more memories. When my parent would argue, I would always go to his house and stay there for a night or two.

As we turned 4th year high school, I discovered something different everytime I'm with him. Until one day, everything became clear.

I love him already. Not just some brotherly love, or friendly love. It was real love that I felt.

I couldn't figure out on how to clear it all up for him to know. Pero, sa tinggin ko, Hindi pa dapat niya ito malaman hangga't maging mature na mature na kami.

Kasi Iniisaip ko, masisira lang friendship namin kung malaman niya ang totoo diba? Tska, what if, hindi niya din pala ako gusto?

Sa totoo lang eh, 'I want to enter his mind and hear his thoughts but now I wonder if I can handle the truth.'

Hindi ko din alam kung ano ang mangyayari samin. Sa friendship namin na chinerish namin for years. Meron pa nga kaming celebrations called as: 'Friendsary'.

Our friendship was perfect, but when the time came na nalaman niya, Things changed.

Hindi na kami masyadong nagpapansinan. Hindi na siya nagrereply sa messages ko. Hindi na niya ako kinakamusta. As in lahat nalang, ako yung gumagawa ng first move.

Hindi na niya ako pinapakiaalaman. And, so do I....maybe?

And, also, one day came that we were playing truth or dare in our classroom.

"Oh, truth or dare?" tanong ng isa kong kaklase sa ex bestfriend ko.

"Tch. Dare!" sabi niya.

"Then, I dare you to talk to your ex bestfriend inside a private room. Don't worry, maguusap lang naman kayo. Magbabantay kami sa labas."

"Tch. What!?"

"Just go with it."

And that was the last thing they said bago nila akmi hinila papasok sa isang kwarto.

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And, surprisingly, hindi talaga niya ako kinausap.

It's as if parang stranger na talaga ako sakanya. "Hey, please talk to me..."

"Tch. Okay, first of all, hindi alam ko na yang secret mo and second...."

"What? Anong second?"

"Hindi na kita kilala."

Then that was the time my heart broke. He doesn't know me anymore...?

"What do you mean hindi mo na ako kilala?"

"Tch. Because of your little secret, nasira friendship natin!"

"Dahil doon?! Ok lang sana kung sinabi mo na you don't feel the same way! Kaysa naman sa iniwasan mo ako! 'Yang pag-iwas mo sakin ang nagsira sa friendship natin! Hindi yung nararamdaman ko para sayo!"

I think he was het hard from what I said. It's good. I finally said what I wanted to say.

"Tch." That's all what he said. "Then fine! I don't like you. I only treated you as my bestfriend kasi ibinilin ka sakin ng mama mo! Bago siya namatay. Your mom and my mom were friends before. Kaya binilin niya ikaw sakin para alagaan kita. And now that you're old enough, hindi na kita kailangang alagaan. And I wish I never even met you!"

So... all these times, ibinilin lang ako sakanya? Akala ko pa ba naman na he cared for me. That he loved me as a sister. And, he wishes he never wanted to see me?

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"O-ok...." Sabi ko at biglang tumulo luha ko. Sh*t, I'm crying.

Now I've learned something from him...

'Our tongues may not have bones, but it's the strongest thing that can break someone's heart.'

Hindi ko na nakayanan. Bigla na akong umiyak ng sobra. Napa-hagul-gol pa ako.

"Thanks anyway...for being honest." That was the last thing I said bago ako bigalng lumabas sa room na 'yon.

Tumakbo na ako. Palabas ng gate, ng campus at sa buhay niya.

"Watch out!"

"Huh?" tumingin ako sa sumigaw ng wala sa oras at tska ko lang nalaman na nasa kalsada na pala ako. At---

*beep beep!*

"AAAHHH!"

*dug*

Napahiga ako sa sahig...

People coming and rushing to see the accident.

And---- BLANK

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Ahh, sakit ng ulo ko.

Wait, nasaan ako? Puting kwarto?

Tsaka ko lang din naalala yung accident.

Napatinggin ako sa nasa gilid ko. Lalaki? Sino 'to?

"G-gising ka na, Gising ka na! Doctor! Doctor!"

Sino ba talaga 'to!? Is he crazy!?

"Oh, thank God you're awake..."

"Wait, s-sino ka ba? Anong ginagawa mo dito?"

At sabah na sinabi ko yun, tumahimik siya. May nasabi ba ako?

"Y-you don't know me?" Tanong niya.

"N-no... Sino ka ba?"

"Tch. You must be kidding me. I'm your bestfriend! Wait... uhmm, ex bestfriend pala."

Ano daw? Ex bestfriend?

"Naku, hindi ako naniniwala diyan. Kasi, ever since namatay mama ko, nagkulong lang ako sa bahay."

"So... you really don't remember me?"

"Sorry, hindi talaga..."

"Oh, uhm, Ok. Alis na ako. palagalin ka na ha?"

That was the last thinh he said bago na siya umalis.

But, hey...

He Was Once My Best Friend, But Now I Think He's A Familiar Stranger.