Eternal Memories

Chapter 5

Presently, Dianna and Kristine were standing on a deck while they talked about their past. Specifically, their high school lives. Waves were crashing gently below. They felt the water move under the ferry. It's as if the waves were rocking the ferry in a mild manner. Like a mother rocking her baby to sleep.

"You know what, Kristine?"

"Yes?"
"You're so much prettier now than when we were in high school!"

"Wow, that's a huge compliment coming from you, Dianna!"

"Please, don't act like it was a big deal," Dianna laughed. The wind touched her face and played with her hair.

"Yes, it really was! You rarely compliment my physical appearance!" Kristine said.

"I never complimented you before because you were wearing those ridiculous butterfly clips. I was so glad you stopped following trends. You look so much better when you're being original."

"Yeah, I remember..."

Everyone in class never loved nor hated Kristine. In fact, they did not care about her. She was simply a shadow that's been following Dianna everywhere. Her batch mates would not even notice her if she was not beside Dianna all the time. Kristine was like a personal assistant to a celebrity.

But there was one girl who hated Kristine so much: Therese.

"Oh, come on! What does she have that I don't have?" Therese asked her friends while they were eating their lunch in the canteen. "I'm so much richer and prettier than Kristine! How come Dianna hangs out with her but ignores me?" Her friends did not have the answer to Therese's question so they just kept their mouth shut as they let their plain-looking friend rant. Yes, it's true that Therese was richer than Kristine. Her parents owned a Porsche. But Therese was not prettier than Kristine. The truth was Kristine's features were more delicate than Therese's. But they did not tell her that to their friend because she might breathe dragon fire at them and roast them. Meaning, if they tell the truth, Therese might do more than just say harsh words. She might ruin their lives. Therese had a really bad temper no one would want to be her enemy. She was a great bully.

Kristine did not do anything to make Therese hate her. Therese was jealous of Kristine because the latter was close to Dianna. No matter what she did, Dianna wouldn't talk to Therese for more than five minutes.

One break time, Therese approached Dianna in the hallway.

"Hello, Dianna," she said. "Can I join you in the canteen?"

"I'm sorry, Therese. Our table is full," Dianna said curtly.

Kristine stared at Dianna. She was surprised that her friend rejected Therese. Normally, Dianna wouldn't reject anyone. "Why don't you want to hang out with her?" She was talking about Therese.

"She's like a crazy, devoted and obsessed fan!" Dianna answered.

Kristine raised an eyebrow. "Care to elaborate?"

"She always copies my hairstyle." Dianna's hair was tied in a chic ponytail. Therese's hair looked exactly the same.

"Oh, you know what they say. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

"Who said that?"

"Oscar Wilde."

"You're such a nerd," Dianna teased Kristine.

Therese bullied Kristine in so many ways:

Therese pulled out Kristine's hair which was tied in a very tight ponytail; pulled out her chair when she was about to sit down; tripped her when she walked; called her "sabog" or drug addict for always looking tired or mad (these days we had a term for that face. It's called, "resting bitch face"); and told her she was ugly and would never have a boyfriend.