When you look at friendship? What is that you really consider in it? Exactly, what is it so crucial in this person that you would consider a friendship as a relation. To what category do you put this friend in? Why do you do so? What are friends? Companions? People who stick beside you. Or some hi-bye friends you are talking about?
Here, I’m talking about a friendship, a sistership, a bond, an affinty that has all been gone. Gone? Why bring them up? Simply because they’ve played quite a part in my life.
People always say, friends come and go. How many friends exactly have walked out in my life. Why is it we can become total strangers walking pass each other when we use to do everything under the sun together?
You may have a very close friend now, but how can you predict you would stay the same for long?
Four girls, one heart. That used to be what we are known for. We have withstand all weathers, good and bad so as to be together. Friendship itself, it made us all four so strong. For countless consecutive days and night, we never left each other for a minute. One for all, all for one. We were all together no matter what.
We developed every sense of true friendship, we were persistent in hold this affinity for life. We reassured ourselves noone can bring us down.
But today, look at our pathetic destiny. We each are trying to get at each other being so critic and spectic to revealing one’s negative side so as to feel more perfected within this foursome. Why this rivalry? Why?
Friends come and go, simple as it sounds. A fact that we should have all already accepted. When this topic appears in my mind, I try very hard to relate this in a real optimistic manner. But why is it really so hard to forgo each other’s doings? Why must we bear so much grudge and hatred towards each other yet put up a front for each other?
This situation, it really is pathetic and unbearable. I simply am loss at words, I don’t know how to make of this situation.
This phrase “Friends come and go”. But Cindy completed it with, “Friends come and go, but I don’t want you to go”. We used to be forbidded to being together due to so many reasons that I was forced to leave this group and this foursome was supposed to vanish. Yet, you sweet hearts melted my cold blooded heart which was about to leave. How was I supposed to leave without you girls?
I thought no one was able to take away this bond, true enough. No one but ourselves. No matter how hard we assured ourselves eternity that no one can bring us down. No one is bringing us down except ourselves.
Till today, some of you may think it is real pathetic to be considering the past we had to stick the remains together. But let memories be, I may have lost a friend or too, but I’d still be me.
A few days ago, we four finally sat down for dinner. I then asked when was the last time we sat together and we would be able to eat together again. Why has it even becamse so hard for us to even sit together to eat when we use to share a bowl of laksa. Who’d expected that very time I asked, would be the last time I ever get to ask.
Who has regards for this sistership anyway. Pathetic me, why should I be so pondering so much. Perhaps I was just deep in my thoughts. But these friends, let them go.
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Together with the usual after school hangout cliques, we were roaming about then decided to settle down at this playground.
Next, two Indian men in their twenties walked pass us and scanned us all from top to toe then sat at this shelter beside us. Ok, awkward.. Let’s just pretend they are some bunch of troublemakers and get back at our topic. (They were officers from the nearby police post as they had their passes on)
Then this very unlikely expected moment arrived which reamined vivid in my mind till now. This insane man just started shouting at us hurling all sorts of vulgarities. Why? He wants us to lower our volumes because he was on the phone!
*Please note that the conversation below is not sensored to show how the officer has abused his authority. Also it has been slightly edited to cut down on all the so many vulgarities from this filthy officer’s mouth.
Officer: EH YOU FUCKING NAHBEI CHEEBYE YOU WANT TO SHUT UP OR NOT!
We: HUH!? (Shocked and confused)
Officer: I TALKING ON THE PHONE RIGHT! CHEE BYE, WHAT YOU ALL NOT HAPPY ISIT HUH!? NAHBEI CHEEBYE WHO NOT HAPPY YOU TELL ME!
LEP: Why can’t we talk? (Finds him unreasonable)
Officer: EH I TALKING ON THE PHONE SO YOU AL BETTER SHUT UP! (Then turns to one of my friends) WHAT YOU GANGSTER AH! (Blahblahblah with his vulgar)
Me: (Raise my hand) If you want us to lower our volumes you can tell us in a better tone.
Officer: (Nods) I like it. ( Ok, contradiction and irony spotted)
Unreasonable?
Hello MR, I don’t think you will get to read this. But if by any chance you do, jolly-well read this CAREFULLY and make sure you don’t miss a word!
Dear barbaric officer,
I am indeed utterly disappointed to see a grown up behaving in such an unlawful manner having had the officer pass hung around your neck. You’ve just been a public disgrace if you hadn’t realise.
You think you look “cool” out there shouting at us, fierce don’t you? But no my dear, you just made a fool out of yourself because you look like some crazy mad insane man barking about. I’m sorry I had to use the word bark, I was just trying to be precise in the description.
You think we’d be afraid or frighten of you? Can’t say no because you sure looked like some crazy man on the loose out there. Who knows if you’d bite though I think it’s true a barking dog does not bite.
Your friend there? If I were him, I’d be laughing off your back. Goodness gracious! A working grown up trying to get at a few students hanging out.
Know what? I think you probably inherit the most immature mindset. Maybe you should cool down before coming to realise what a joke you’ve been today.
My dad told me we should have taken down your particulars, and I totally agree!
Young and ignorant, no where to go but hangout at some playground after school and so? We have every right to speak! Not to be shouted and screamed at by people like you! If you think we’re just kids and you can do whatever you want, then think again! Are you trying to be a bully here or something?
Too bad we don’t feel bullied, instead we feel tickled by this incredible joke! This is RIDICULOUS!
So what if you were an officer? I only get shouted by officers when I get involved in illegal activities. May I ask if it is right for an officer to shout at any other civilian. If joining the police force entitles me with the privilege to actually shout at anyone I want, then I tell you that would be my life goal ok. Because the first person I’d scream at is YOU!
Talking about justice.. What a joke! What a shame! What a letdown! You disgusted me!
Yours sincerely,
Stephanie (:
Thankful for your presence baby