HOW TO UNFRIEND A FRIEND

HOW TO UNFRIEND A FRIEND

Ako si Shene Luseda. Marami akong mga kaibigan pero dalawa lang talagang maituturing kong best friends forever, sina Selyn at Mon. Ayun kay Selyn, mabait daw ako, mapag-aruga sa pamilya at mga kaibigan, sweet and kung anu-ano pang nice adjectives. Sa version naman ni Mon, masochist daw ako kasi kahit na nasasaktan na ako sige pa rin ng sige kasi masyado akong mapagpatawad, hopeless romantic din daw ako, mabait nga pero pag nagalit eh daig pa ang Mayon kung pumutok ang galit. Yup. My friends are like the devil and the angel on my shoulders. But I still like them just the way they are.

Fourth year college student na pala ako. Nursing ang kinukuha ko, si Selyn Political Science at si Mon naman… uhm..di ko sure…sa sobrang dami ng mga subjects na kinukuha niya hindi ko na alam kung ano ba talaga ang main na kurso ng lukaret na yun. Meron siyang Psychology subjects, Engineering, Architecture at Business subjects. Di ba? Busy ang loka…

I’m just an average person with an average grade but an oh so happy life. I have many ups and downs but I can still manage them. Oh di ba? Ang simple ng aking life…

NOT!

Kala niyo ganun lang buhay ko noh? Hah! Hindi ko isusulat ang isang parte ng buhay ko kung ganun lang kasimple yun. Paano ko ba sisimulan? Hmmm. Ah, alam ko na!

It all started with a pen… A G-tech .03 pen to be exact.

TWO YEARS AGO

“Shucks!” sigaw ko. Nasa school cafeteria kami ngayon habang hinihintay ang time. May exam kasi kami mamaya eh nawawala yung ballpen ko. Inalis ko nalahat-lahat ng contents ng bag ko hindi ko pa rin mahanap. Then, I looked up and saw Mon smirking.

I nudged her. “Oi! Problema mo?”

She just shrugged, still wearing that creepy smirk of hers. “Wanna borrow a ballpen?”

“No thanks.” I immediately answered.

Rule number one: Never. EVER!.Borrow from Mon especially when she’s the one who’s offering. There will always a price to be paid in the end.

Ayaw niyong maniwala? Well, bahala kayo. Just so you know I learned that lesson the hard way.

Anyway, asan na pala ako?

Oh, yeah…Mon was asking if I want to borrow a ballpen…

I glanced around to find some people I know para sa kanila na lang ako hihiram… Sad to say, ni isa wala. Darn! Wala kasi si Selyn. May exam pa siya ngayong oras.

“I think hihiram na lang ako sa mga kaklase ko mamaya?” I said… Well, more like asked.

Mon almost shoved the damn ballpen at my face. With a growl she said, “Take the effing thing already.”

Rule number two: Do not refuse her when she’s being generous. But, I guess “being generous” means almost shoving things at your face and in case you refuse, you could say, the “almost” part will be erased. Yup… I learned it the hard way, again. All I could remember was the icing of the cake smudged on my face.

Kinuha ko ang ballpen sa kanya pero siguro halata pa rin sa mukha ko ang hesitation at uneasiness.

“Don’t worry,” kalmadong sabi ni Mon. “It’s not some sort of a trap like I usually do.”

You heard that right? Tell me you heard what she said! See? That’s the reason why everyone is hesitant when our dear friend is offering something. But, even though she’s like that, she’s a true friend, albeit a sadistic one.

“You could think of it as a gift,” dagdag niya.

“Gift?”

“Yup… Anyway, I have to go now. Madami-daming hagdan din ang kailangan kong akyatin. Pesteng school kasi. Wala man lang elevator.”