Instead of writing a story about my friends, I invented a story (huhu! Sorry ma'am, some parts or I must say, almost the whole story is not true.) about my imaginary friend. Yes! An imaginary friend. And our friendship began in my mind just like this...
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I am all alone. I spend my days in this quiet place alone. And I live my unpredictable life alone. Until he came...
"Yes!!! Omg! Kyahh!" I ran as fast as I could just to reach our house immediately. I'm too excited to tell my parents about the good news.
"Ma! Pa!" I opened the door and went inside our house. "I got the highest average in our class! I'm on the rank one again!" I said enthusiastically in front of my busy parents. My mother is cooking while my father is talking with someone on the phone.
"Really? Ahhh, nice." My mom said while checking all the ingredients for her recipe on the table. "Call your sister and tell her to help me here."
I looked at them while waiting them to congratulate me. But my shoulder literally fell when they didn't even bother to face me.
They are always like that. When I got lower grades than my previous one, they are so disappointed to me. And when I reached the highest, they can't even congratulate me. Great! Just great! Right?
"Prepare your things. We'll stay on you grandparents' house for a few days," my father said while searching something on his phone.
I nodded and left the scene.
MY eyes automatically closed as I felt the cold breeze touches my face. I hear the sounds made by the trees surrounding this place. It feels relaxing.
I open my eyes and look at the house not too far away. I heard them laughing and singing, while enjoying each companies.
I smiled but a tear fell from my eye. I want to join them but I always felt uncomfortable. I want to sing with them, laugh with them, and be with them, but something is stopping me to do it.
Pshh... My feelings are mess.
"What a crybaby! Haha!" Someone sat beside me. I know him but he's not my friend. When I'm here for vacation, he never skip a day teasing me. He is so annoying!
I didn't bother to give him a look and immediately turn my back to him. I felt the urge of my tears to fall down from my eyes, so I take big steps because I don't want Bray to see me crying. He will only tease me. Even though it's useless because he already saw my eyes withdrawing tears. But I was surprised when he grabbed my arms and asked me with his worried face. "Why... are you crying?"
"Who are you to know?" I run inside the house and went to my room as I let my tears to fall on my cheeks.
FROM that day, that 'annoying Bray' didn't tease me anymore. I don't know why and I don't care. I am walking alone on my way to my cousin's house when someone hit me with her bicycle. I fell on the ground and noticed the wound on my knees. "Are you blind or just stupid?! Ohh. Thanks goodness! My bicycle has no scratches," she said.
"Sorry.. I didn't noticed," I apologized.
"Sorry your face--" she suddenly stop when Bray whispered something to her. I didn't even noticed that he's here.
What is he doing?
I saw the girl trembling..
in fear?
She immediately left after hearing something from Bray.
"Are you hurt?" For the nth time, I saw him with his worried face.
Worried? Why do you care for me? I thought we're not friends. You're always teasing me, and we're always fighting, right? Are you playing with me now?
"Why are you acting like you care?" I asked him. He stopped from blowing my wound to look at me. He composed a smile, but my eyebrow lifted when I saw something in his eyes.
Maybe I'm just hallucinating when I saw sadness in your eyes..
"Let's heal your wound."
You're confusing me, Bray. Why a sudden change of your attitude towards me? I thought we're enemies, aren't we?
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I am in the middle of watching the beautiful stars in the sky, when someone comes beside me. "Crying again? You're not tired of crying, huh?" I wiped my tears away and faced him.
"We're enemies, right?" I asked, ignoring what he said.
"Who said!?" My eyebrows met when he laughed.
I return my sight on the stars. I don't know what to answer. But this is not the time to ask him what he means. I am in pain of the another problem that came to me. I close my eyes as I remember the reason why I am crying right now. And for the nth time, I felt my tears. It was like a falls falling down from above.
I was surprised when he hugged me. I was stiffened on what he did.
Bray...
"You're such a crybaby. Do you know that?" He said while tapping my back. "If I am your bestfriend.. ugh no. Even though I'm not your bestfriend, from now on, I will always be here for you. I will not let you cry alone. I will protect you."
My eyes continue releasing tears, not because of pain, but because I feel very comfortable on his shoulder. I feel comfortable with his hug.
"Care to share your problem?"
I stepped back and looked at him. "Can I?"
He gave me an assuring smile.
It feels nice that someone will listen to me. Someone is here to make me feel better.
But suddenly that smile turned into a smirk. "Just please stop crying. You look ugly with those tears."
As if on cue, I kicked his leg.
"Ouch! What's that?" He touched his leg to ease the pain. "Look. I'm trying to be good here, okay? I want to comfort you. I'm trying to make you happy. I'm--"
I stopped him by hugging him. "I just want to thank you."
It takes a couple of seconds before he answer. "B-by hurting me?"
"Hahahaha-" I stopped when I saw his eyes widened.
"You.. You just laughed? Right?"
I stepped back and composed my face into a serious one. "Did I?"
"Yes crybaby, you laughed," he said while smiling.
"I didn't." I walked away but he followed me.
"You laughed, crybaby. Don't lie. Haha!" I continue walking while he's following me.
"I didn't laughed Bray." I ran just to pretend that I'm annoyed and to hide my smile.
Whatever bad relationship we had before Bray, I don't care. I'm happy that you're now here for me.
