"Where are you going?"
Kuya following me until I stopped in front of his car. I looked at him and rolled my eyes at him. Why the time is so slow? I can't wait to meet and talk to darcy and Allen is going to pick me up here, I'm just waiting for him to arrive.
"Don't ignore me! I'm asking you. Where are you going and that's what you're wearing?" He asked for the seventh time.
I looked at my body. "What's wrong with this? My outfit looks so nice." I complain.
I wore the simplest clothes in my walk-in closet. It's just a white plain blouse and high-waist skinny jeans partner with white round toe buckle boots and a black sling bag. The two buttons on the blouse are also unbuttoned and tacked-in.
"I know! I mean, are you going somewhere important, I can give you a ride?"
I just smiled and wave my hand. "No need. Someone is going to pick me up."
His brows furrowed as he stared at me for a moment. "And who is that someone?"
I took a deep breath and rolled my eyes in the air before faced him. "Not special. He's just a friend of mine."
I promise to myself that I'm not making anyone special for me unless it is my husband but I don't have a husband yet, so, anyone around me is not that special.
"Oh! I see."
After a few minutes, Allen is here so, I get in his car and saying goodbye to kuya and I also said that I will not last long. Well, I just want to meet her, that's all, so no need to take too much time.
"So, did she know?" I asked in the middle of traffic.
He looked at me and shook his head a little. "No. But it doesn't matter, she might recognize you a little but will still confuse."
I frowned. "What do you mean?"
He suddenly chuckled. "Well, look at you. Everything on you had change, even your verbalism, and expression on your face."
I deeply sighed before looked away. I don't know what is he talking about. "Really? How did you say so?"
I didn't even surprise when he suddenly move his face closer to mine and stared directly into my eyes. So, I stared at his eyes as well. Why do cars take so long to move? Is there a parade so the traffic is so long?
"See? Your expression on your face didn't change. When you speak, always be serious even in your tone." He said as he sat up.
"So?"
He scratches his head and sighed. "You are no longer the same as before who are obviously happy when speaking and acting. You also feel uncomfortable when someone approaches your face, even if you are still very close to that person, but now... you really changed a lot."
I couldn't answer right away, it's a good thing the cars are moving, I thought it wouldn't move. It is forbidden to change? I don't think so.
"That's really it. Everyone changes even if your life changes. When you get hurt, you choose to change yourself. And that’s what I did." I said out of the blue.
"O-okay."
I don’t know why it’s a big deal to people changing someone? I mean, they don't care, they don't control my life but why is it still a big deal? Well, maybe, this is reality! You will meet someone gossiping about you and when you are in front of them, they will suddenly stop like a gentle cat.
When we got to the place where Darcy was, I was suddenly nervous. I do not know why. Maybe, I'm just afraid that she might suddenly harm me again. I felt Allen touch my shoulder so I looked at him.
"Don't worry, she will not harm you in any way." He smiled but I just frowned.
"How can you be sure that she won't harm me again? Huh?" I raised my brow but honestly, I'm nervous.
He chuckled. "I know her. Trust me." I nodded before following him.
When we got inside, he took me to an upstairs room and this is darcy's room. When Allen opened the door, I saw her sitting on the edge of her bed while watching T.V and eating something that was placed on her lap.
"Hey, Darcy." Allen approaches her and they suddenly hug each other. Hmm! I smell something good. I just watching them being sweet to each other as if I wasn't here.
But when darcy saw me, her eyes widened, and looked around as if she is finding something. Oh my god! Is this it? I was going to run but Allen calmed her down.
"Darcy, look at me and listen to me. She's here because she needs to talk to you. She's worried after all."
Darcy frowned before looked at me. "W-worried? Are you... kidding me? I wanted her to be gone."
"Darcy, that is not the right thing to do and you know that, right? Besides, it was all in the past." Allen still convincing her. It's getting scary.
She looked at me. "Fine! You can leave now."
I looked at Allen because I was wondering who she was referring to as leaving. Am I or Allen? And darcy seems to have noticed so she clarified who was leaving.
"Allen, you can leave now. I also want to talk to her privately." She said seriously.
Allen sighed before he left the room. I went over to the bed and was about to sit up when Darcy spoke.
"Did I tell you to sit down?" She raised her brow at me.
I shook my head. "No." I stood up properly and lookrd around.
"You can sit now." I smiled before sat beside her. She was sitting on the other edge of this bed and I was sitting on the other.
I took a deep breath before faced her. "Darcy, I'm here because... I want to say a lot of things to you. We were not in good terms before because of our attitude and I'm aware of that."
She raised her eyebrow at me and then rolled her eyes before looked away. I also heard she whispered something but I didn't understand.
"Well, If you like someone please understand that they are not required to like you back. Don't make them feel bad just because they don't feel the same. Stop being toxic. Respect his feelings."
She suddenly glared at me. "What? Did you just come here to give me that useless advice? If that can be called advice."
"No! It's not that. Please listen to me first." I said when I stood up in front of her.
"I don't want to. Please get out. Get out of my room before I'll kill you." She pushed me towards the door. She opened the door before turned her back on me.
"Please. I just want to say sorry for being rude to you when we firs—" I faced her.
"You? Rude? Are you having a joke time here?" She suddenly cut me off. She looked at me with teary eyes so I panicked. "Y-you're not the one who should say s-sorry, I should. You did nothing... I was the one who was r-rude to you because I can't accept... that the man I've wanted for a long time has a w-woman in his condo. And do you know how I felt, I'm h-hurting but I'm trying not to show it to anyone... Because it’s me, Darcy, who’s tough, brave, rude, and artistic... so I shouldn’t show them that I have weaknesses either. So... I'm sorry. I mean it."
I slowly nodded and smiled while my tears are already falling. "I'm sorry too. You did nothing either. Maybe, we just botylh love someone... the worse, it's just the same man." I chuckled bitterly.
She chuckled. "Then, how are you two. Maybe, he came back for you. Am I right?" I was especially saddened by his question.
I slowly shook my head while smiling sadly. "No! He left and he will never c-come back." I just bent down on my palms and there all the tears dripped for luke.
"What... W-what do you mean?" I felt her hands on my shoulder. I faced her.
"He's engaged back then... and I heard he's married now but still not sure. Do you know about this?" I asked her.
She blinked a couple of times and she shook her head. "I d-didn't know. I'm his friend but I didn't know about that."
I wiped my tears and took a deep breath. When I cry, I remember that day clearly like it has happened yesterday. I will not cry again, I look like a mess! But on the other hand, I'm relieved, I and Darcy are on the good terms now.
"You know, maybe, that was just a memories. All that happened is just memories now." I looked at her. "Do you still have... feelings for him?" I asked.
She was obviously surprised and then she looks away. "Uhm, honestly, I still have feelings for him but it's different now, its seems to be slowly disappearing."
I smiled and hold her hand. "That's good. Well, I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time but I didn't get a chance to talk to you properly because we always ended up fighting."
She chuckled. "I know, that was too embarrassing. What is it?"
I chuckled too. "Can we be just friends now? No fight!"
She smiled genuinely. "Of course! Why not? So, from now on, we're friends."
I stayed for more than an hour before going home because the three of us talked and ate more. I also asked her about her condition and she said she's doing fine and she will slowly get better. I'm really happy to hear that so I said to her that I will visit her next time with my friends and have a bonding with her.
I can't believe that we're friends now. My whole life is really different. Speaking of friends, I haven't talked to them since last week, when I visited darcy.
Yes, it's been a week since I visited her. I decided to call Anne and she answered immediately.
"Hi! You guys didn't call me. What's wrong?" I asked her.
["We're just busy."] She simply said. What's wrong with her?
"Are you okay? You look problematic. What's wrong?"
["I can't tell you through this phone."]
"Then, let's meet. Want some beer?" I smiled widely and winked at her.
She just nodded and smile a little before ended the call. I wonder what is her problem, she looks like a mess. I immediately went to shower and take a quick bath. After that, I quickly left and went to her.
When I got there, I didn’t just see her, all my friends were there. I approached them and I just noticed that they look like a mess. Sadly face. Messy hair and clothes. Didn’t they take a bath.
"What's wrong with you people?" I said when I sat beside Lev.
"This is so embarrassing," Alice whispered before covering her face using her both hands.
"Hey, can someone answer me what's going on here?" I asked for the second time.
I was shocked when they suddenly cried like babies. Oh my god! What's their problem? It's earache!
"Blaire!" Anne suddenly hugged me and she cried on my shoulder.
"What's wrong? Please, tell me. So I can understand why you are acting like this." I whispered to her and she looked at me with teary eyes.
"Na-scam kami! Nanakawan kami! Nahulog kami sa gwapo nilang mukha!" Then she cried again.
"Oh my god! What happened? How?" I'm surprised, my god.
"Because they're good at being silly, they're good at talking... Sorry, blaire! Because you lent it to me but I just gave it them. I'm sorry!" Roxie said as she approached me.
"It's okay, you don't have to worry... We will get our revenge to them. As long as we're just together, okay?" They slowly nodded at the same time.
On the other hand, I smiled because I can see that even in the hard times of our life, we will stay by each other side. We never abandon each other. We understand ghosting phases that we run out of social batteries and cannot uphold a conversation with anyone, but we are willing to wait for anyone who's in that phase.
A strong friendship doesn't need daily conversation, or being together, as long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends will never part. And we will stay by each other side until we get married and get old.