For the sake of friendship.

The Favor.

It has been a month since we lost communication. I admit it was hard for me. I got used to being with Kyle. Without him, I feel incomplete.

“Hazel, are you ok?”

Catherine asked me.

“I am ok”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

“I was wondering, these days, I never see you with Kyle, are you in an argument?”

“No. I don’t know.”

“Oh I see. Uhm, I was thinking, can you help me?”

“About what?”

“I lost patience. I want to court Kyle. I was thinking if you can help me.”

“Uhm, I, I really don’t know”

“Why? You’re best friends right?”

“I, I don’t know”

“Hm, can you do me a favor?”

“What?”

“Can you please help me with Kyle? Be our bridge. Do this for me. Do this for me as a good friend. Please? I am begging you.”

“I, uhm, I really don’t know”

“Please?”

“Ok”

“Thank you so much. You’re such a great friend”

I was forced by my conscience to say yes to Catherine. Being a bridge for them to be together will be very hard for me since I love Kyle too. I hope things will be fine.

“Kyle…”

I was the first to approach. I have to. He embraced me, so tight. I felt tears about to flow from my eyes. But I tried so hard to stop them.

“Kyle, I, uhm, can you do me a favor?”

“Sure. What is it?”

“I want you to court my friend.”

“What?! I can’t. You know I love you. I can’t court anyone else but you”

“Do this for me”

“But why? Don’t you love me?”

“Kyle, I do. I do love you. But we can’t be together.”

“Why can’t we be together? I love you, you love me, but why can’t it be the two of us?”

“Because, someone’s better for you and it’s not me”

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“Because, this is the best thing to do. Please court Catherine for me”

“I can’t”

Tears flow down my eyes. I can’t stop them from flowing anymore. It’s so hard for me to choose between them. Since elementary, people keep on telling people that friends are better than boys because boys can break a girl’s heart but a friend can put the pieces back together. I don’t want to get hurt more than this. This is so hurtful. I’m just trying my best to handle things. I am trying hard to be strong.

“Hazel, stop”

Once again, Kyle embraced me.

“Hazel, it hurts seeing you cry.”

“Kyle, I wish things will be better.”

“I’ll do the favor.”

“You’re going to court Catherine?”

“If it’ll make you feel better, I would.”

I went back to my classroom. I stopped crying. I put a smile on my face. I am trying to hide the pain.

“Hey Haze!”

Catherine called me.

“Hazel, had you talked to him?”

“Yeah”

“What did he say?”

“Hm, just wait. I know he’ll do something. You’ll see.”

“I am so curious about it. Tell me what it is. I need to know.”

“You’ll see”

The long day’s over. I got home. I went straight to my room and burst into tears. I felt like a ten wheeler truck hit my heart and ruin it to pieces. I can’t find a needle and a thread to sew it back together. I am so hurt. I wish this pain will go away.

After two hours of crying, I got tired and fell asleep. This is better. I’ll just sleep over the pain. I wish I wouldn’t wake up. But I want to live. There are lots of things waiting for me. I am just thirteen. I still have a purpose here on earth.