"'We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet.
'Even longer,' Pooh answered." - A. A. Milne

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It's been a few days since the little gathering and turns out I also have English Literature with Ethan. I told Zoe and Amelia about him and sometimes we hang out, mostly just me and Ethan. And thus, I guess I can say that we're having progress on the friend scale.

Is that even a thing? Unbelievable.

Most importantly, today I'll have a long awaited video chat with my bestie, the one and only Arissa. So that explains why I'm losing my patience or cool or whatever you call it, by this clock-watching. Presently, I'm in my last class a.k.a Cal-stupid-cu-stupid-lus and there are only a few minutes in my way but this dumb clock hand won't budge for the life of it. Dang! Move you little piece of- Language young lady!

I swear sometimes I think I have a parent living in my head.

And then the bell goes off.

If I ever write a story, that's what my happily ever after would be.

Probably not.

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I enter my house in a hurry and shout a "I'm back mom," and run upstairs as if my tail was on fire. As soon as I'm in my room, I dump my bag somewhere safe and jump on the bed. Turning on my laptop, I go straight to video call.

One ring ... two rings ... Girlll why you ain't pickin' uppp!!! .... and five rings later we're on.

"HEYY RISSAAA!!" I shout at the top of my lungs.

She can probably hear you from downstairs. Feels weird. And judged.

I. Don't. Care.

"Calm down woman!"

"Oh, I can't tell you how much I've miss you every day- heck! I miss you every moment like hell!"

"Me too," she says sincerely, "Soo wassup?"

"I'm up! I mean, you asked and I'm on the bed soo..."

"Yeah."

"That was a bad one right?"

"Yeah."

Weirdo!

Time to change the topic.

"Got something to tell me?"

"Actually yes, there's something I need to talk about."

Ooohhh.

"I'm listening."

"Um so there's going to be this talent show at school this year and I really don't know if I should take part in it or not..."

"Do you even have to think? Of course you should go for it girl!"

"But my sister's gonna take part in it too. What if I win and she looses or what if I loose and-"

"I can understand Rissa but it really doesn't matter whether you win or loose from her or anyone else. What matters is that you do it. They want talent and you've got lots of it! Really."

"Yeah, maybe."

"You go girl!"

"So, how are things on your side?"

"Well, you know the usual," I reply. And I guess that she knows what 'the usual' means by now. She should know. "But there's one thing - Ethan and I are um, befriending."

"Well, that's a good start," she smiles triumphantly. "I totally ship you guys!"

"Arrissaaa!" I drag, pouting. "I really shouldn't have told you about him."

Aand she just laughs.

"Whatever."

We chat like that for hours until my laptop gave out and died. Come to think of it, even tho half of our chats are utter nonsense, I absolutely love to talk to her, catch up and let things out. Even if it's something so small, so trivial, I want to let it out, instead of piling it up in the already packed junk city called my mind. I'd be really thankful even if it worked that way, you know let it out and then bam! there's no problem. But no! That'd be too much of a luxury.

It's times like this when I can be almost carefree with her, do what I want, mostly - let out what's, perhaps, the closest thing to the real me. I say it like that cause I still wonder who I really am?

But most of all, catching up with her feels like the bond of our friendship is strengthening like never before. I know it sounds super cheesy, but it's true- Like if there's a doubt!

I keep lying on my bed for quite some time, just thinking things.

Duck! This won't get me anywhere. I should just go downstairs and eat something, maybe chat with mom too.

But that pucking bish would be home early today.

Whatever. I need food.

I hop out of bed and skip to the stairs. That's when I hear shouting. My eyes widen and I freeze in my tracks, with my throat closing in.

Noooo...

OOOOO.OOOOO

Kind of an insight of Rose and Arissa's friendship. Also, whatya think the shouting is all about??

Warning:
Depressing chappy coming ahead!

Anywho, Allah hafiz n peace out peeps. ^-^

~M