A Letter To A Friend Novels & Stories

TFTA, Hope! Ni-replyan ko agad siya ng 'You're welcome.' I thought our convo will just end there pero nag-chat siya ulit. Sure kang friend mo lang 'yong Lio? Just asking for a friend. 😊 Shocks. Why do people keep on asking me that? Of course, we're just friends. Liking him is kind of like an incest to me. So I replied and told her we're really just friends. Okay, Hope. Thank you for answering!

Ayokong masira ang friendship namin pero mas ayokong masira ang Career niya. Maybe I need to talk to him tomorrow. I closed my phone at itinaob sa lamesa, I saw a brown envelope na mayroong 'FAW University' sa harapan. Wala akong maalalang event na ginawa ko dahilan para bigyan ako ng letter, Nagkibit balikat ako binuksan ang envelope. "Amber?" Napalingon ako nang magsalita si Mommy, binitawan ko ang envelope at humarap sa kaniya.

Nung umaga na, binigay ko na sakanya ang isang liham, liham ng pakikipagkaibigan. Dear Arianne, Can I befriend you? Khaella Natawa nga ako eh, dahil sa buong gabi ng kakaisip ko sa kanya at kakaisip ko sa pag gawa ng sulat, e tanging yun lang ang nasulat ko sa papel. Buti nalang malakas ang appeal ng Gahala niyo kaya maya maya may reply na din. Sabi niya "Oo, pwede mo naman ako maging kaibigan"

We have a task that we should receive a reply letter from our fathers after giving them our letter. Ginandahan ko iyong letter ko kay Papa. At sinulat ko doon na sana he can spend more time with me than his businesses. I told him how much I love him and how much I miss him always and sana he will make a reply letter for me. I gave it to him after class at hinintay ko talaga siyang makauwi noon kahit gabi na.

Sinimulan naman niya ang pagbabasa ng sulat. “Alex, I wrote this letter to you to say what is inside my mind that I could not express in words. You’re the only person I trust, and you know I didn’t even trust myself. Mas malawak ang pag-unawa mo. I know you would understand me.I am honestly crying from pain and sadness. I don’t know how to deal with my situation. I love my family, even though I carried a lot of pressure because of them. I can’t refuse then, and I need to sacrifice my happiness and freedom. Our company is in chaos, and I am the only solution. But this is not just chaos made by nature. I know there’s someone behind this mess. My parents dealt with one of our business partners,

Marife read from the note. Nanlaki ang mata ko. I grab the flowers from her. Mula roon ay may letter nga! Hand written at first time na magbigay siya ng letter! Ang problema ay walang initial man lang! Message lang! Okay na sana. Kaso anong magagawa ng letter na 'yan?! Malalaman ko ba kung sino ka, huh?! Hindi ka pa ba natu-turn off sa akin?! "Ano ba 'yang admirer mo, Cherry? Iba rin ang trip! Hindi naman nakakakilig ang mga binibigay sa 'yo." puna ni Marife.

patanong na sambit ko sa kaniya. Isang tango ang ibinigay ni Dad sa akin, "A letter conveys the real intention of the sender. Kahit na sabihin pang iyon ay isang apology letter, kung hindi sincere ang nagsulat ay mararamdaman mo pa rin iyon sa paraan ng kaniyang pagkakasulat."

Malakas ang kabog ng dibdib ko habang sinisimulang basahin ang laman ng sulat. Kilala ko ang sulat-kamay ni Chairman kaya walang duda, siya ang simulat nito. Dear Kleer, How are you? I am optimistic that this letter will find its way to you. I've spent the past four years searching tirelessly for any trace of you since your sudden disappearance. My heart is constantly praying for your safety and well-being.

MC. "Good morning‚ friend. It's such a nice weather‚ right‚ friend? Let's study later for the contest‚ see you‚ friend." Napapikit ako habang binabasa ni Aspen ang sticky note na nadatnan namin sa desk ko. Bakit naman ang daming friend?

Agad kong prinint ang letter na ginawa ko at saka ko ito pinirmahan. Nilagyan ko din ito ng espasyo kung saan pipirma ang aking kaibigan na siyang may-ari ng kumpanya. Matapos ko ma-print ang naturang letter ay nagpadala din ako ng letter sa guro ni Angela through email ng request for transfer out sapagkat napagdesisyunan ko din na ilipat na ng paaralan si angela kasama ko. Matapos kong isulat ang mga letter ay natulog na ako sapagkat alas-kwatro na ng umaga.