How To Be A Friend Novels & Stories

"Ikaw 'yong tipong...a friend to none is a friend to all. So, it really doesn't matter to me if you see me as nothing like a friend; the important thing is that I see you as one. I'm a friend to all...sabi mo nga hahaha!" "You should stop being one, sining. Friends can be your downfall someday. What type of friends do you have? Are they supportive of you, or are you supportive of them? Are they a giver, or are you the giver? Do they know you more than you know them? Are you sometimes the option or the first choice? Do they find you at the right time in the right place, or are you the one who keeps finding them at the right time in the right place?" She didn't answer, not even smiling. She wa

"Hindi iyan makakahalata, besides, you'll go extra this time! If you're not yet ready to let him know the truth then might as well start from the very basic!" "At ano naman iyon?" Kunot ang noong tanong ko. "Duh, be his friend!" Batid kong umikot na sa ere ang mata ng kaibigan ko ngayon. "Kung ayaw mo 'pa' talagang malaman niya ang real you, then might as well you start from the very start. Iyong simula na hindi ninyo naranasan. Iyong simula na lahat ng karamihan ay doon nagsimula. And that is to be friends. That's the basic thing that you could start without him finding out the truth. Or should I say, without you letting him know the truth."

Pero ngayon, I could look at him and just see a person—flawed, figuring things out, and finally trying. It takes time naman, diba? "Good," sabi ko, at ngumiti rin. "Start by remembering rule number one." "Which is?" "Bawal ka maging sweet." "Eh pano kung hindi ko ma-control?" biro niya. "Then I'll unfriend you in real life," sabi ko, sabay taas ng kilay. Napahagalpak siya ng tawa. "Hindi pa nga tayo friends sa F******k," natatawa niyang sagot. Agad niyang kinuha ang cellphone niya at mabilis akong in-add.

“I’m not sure, Mama. Natatakot akong tanungin siya. Baka hindi ko magustuhan ang sagot niya. Ayaw kong mawalan ng kaibigan. Siya na nga lang ang nag-iisang kaibigan ko.” “Eh ‘di maghanap ka ng iba pa,” segunda ng Mama niya. “Anak, making friends is easy. You just need to be brave and approach people. Hindi iyang naghihintay ka na may lumapit sa ‘yo gaya ni Primo.” Nanatili siyang walang imik. “My sunshine, you said you want to face your demons and fight it right? You said you want to be at peace and that you want to fix yourself, right? Paano mo magagawa ‘yon kung simpleng pagkompronta mo lang sa kaibigan mo ay hindi mo magawa?”

“I want us to be friends, okay? I am doing you a favor and you are doing me a favor… so let us be friends!” “Whatever you say, baby.”

tanong ko, nangingislap ang mga mata. “Of course,” sagot niya. “Good. It was so nice to have a new friend.” Kinuha ko ang phone ko. “Can I add you on my social media account?” “A-ah? Sure, sure,” sabi niya sabay labas ng phone niya. Napangiti ako nang maging friends na kami. I kept her close, not because I trusted her, but because distance gives enemies room to lie, and closeness takes that away.

Grabe siya! "Usually, in the movie or books that I've read, friendship happens when two or more person meet accidentally. And I'm just wondering if it can happen in real life." Nakangiting sabi niya. He's still a kid, right? Tell me! Kasi kung hindi, mababatukan at masisipa ko siya. Of course it can happen in real life. But why is he saying this to me? I'm not really interested in this thing but I can't understand why is he pursuing it? Friends with me? Oh no, he can't lie to me.