My Bestfriend Got Away

It was a sunny day that burns our skin, wearing our school uniform blue skirt, white blouse, and black shoes, but we’re still playing and we don’t care. Every day when I’m with her playing touching ball after class is always my favorite time of the day and I just wanted to spend all my time with her. It’s getting dark before we go home and it’s like we don’t want to be apart from each other and go home with the same house.

She’s Janine my best friend. She is a very kind person that I’ve known when I was elementary, We’re Grade 5 back then, she always brings food for me and we eat together every recess, we always sit under the tree and talk about our crushes and teasing each other. Janine likes to eat and me too so I think that’s the reason why we get closer and be a best friend. She loves to eat chocolates, she always brings Cloud 9, Bengbeng and Choco Mucho. Janine and I are both chubby, YES! We’re chubby that’s what we call friendship goals hahaha. Janine and her family have their own store, she always takes food from their store and bring to our school and give it to our classmates and she always brings something for both of us, I always told her that she doesn’t need to bring food but she always insists. I am very thankful not because she always bring food for me but because she came to my life and be my best friend because she is a very kind person, she always shares what she has.

Janine is the type of person that you will spend all your time with her because you will never get bored, It’s nice to talk to her because she has a lot of stories to tell, She’s a very nice person and I always feel comfortable when I’m with her. She is a simple girl having a unique personality and one of the Maria Clara in this world, She will share what she has, a friendly and a respectful student. And the most thing I’ve love to her is she always SMILE and when you saw her smiling she share the positive and good vibes, but Janine has one attitude that I don’t like, she has a pride, So it’s hard for me when we have some misunderstanding she will not talk to me anymore.

But, something happened that I didn't expect, our story and our friendship ended. It was just a normal day with her we're having our recess in the side of our classroom, Janine and I are always going in the side of our classroom to eat because there are many trees, the air is refreshing and the ambiance is peaceful. While eating, she took something in her pocket and she went out her money (20pesos) then she gave it to me, she said that I should keep her money because his brother might take it from her and she will get it again in the afternoon and I said yes. The bell rings, it’s time to go home the students are running and excited to go home while me is walking towards to the store outside the school because I will play the “Bunutan” it’s a play that you will pay then you can get prices like money or a toy and that time I am addicted to that game and I forgot that the money that I’m using is not mine and I lost all my money. While walking going home I remember that the money that I used is the money of Janine and I don’t know how to pay it to her, I don’t know what will I say if she asks for it. I tried to ask money to my mother but she didn’t give me. That time I don’t know what to do, I’m nervous and I just think that I will not go to school but I don’t want to be absent so I go to school and face the reality that spends the money of Janine without her permission and I can’t give it back because I don’t have money. While walking down the hallway I heard someone is calling my name and I know that person is Janine my heart beats fast and I don’t know what to say that time, my sweat is falling down faster and my knees are trembling, I slowly looked back to see her and I saw again her wide smile and I feel sorry because I used her money for nothing. She held my hand and we walk together going to our room, after putting my bag on my chair she called me again and we go in our “Tambayan” and that’s the time what I’m afraid for, she asks her money to me and I don’t know what to say, I’m thinking other “alibays” but I started to cry and she is wondering why. I’m still crying and I tell her the truth and she was angry to me and she said that she will not talk to me again and our friendship is over.

And still, she is avoiding me when we saw each other. I realize now I am at the right age I thought and I was thinking about I was able to do that to my best friend? And I feel sorry now that I did it, I really miss her and I wish I can go back to that day to make things better.