Novel & Cerita We Can't Be Friends

“ Your mother,we’re childhood friends .” Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi niya. ” We’re best of best friends. Lahat ng kalokohan,maganda man o mabuti ang nangyayari sa buhay namin. Palagi kaming magkasama. We’re inseperable,not until that incident happen.I’m not gonna tell you that part,your mother doesn’t want you to know that part of her life. Kahit ang sasabihin kong ito ngayon,wala siyang balak na sabihin sa’yo at babaunin nalang niya sa hukay.”

ani ko. "F*ck! Im sorry. Pasensiya ka na, hindi ko sinasadyang masaktan ka. Ayaw ko lang kasi balikan ang mga panahong nahirapan akong ipagtapat ang nararamdamn ko sayo. Naiintindihan ko ang gusto mong ipaunawa." Napakagat-labi ako, may dahilan din pala siya. Lumayo ako sa pagkakayakap sa kaniya. "Sorry din dahil may reason ka pala, okay friendship is over." ani ko. Umiling siya.

Hay naku, akala ko naman kung sino na. “Hello! Hindi ako puwedeng uminom ngayon, 'no? Kasal ko kaya bukas at baka ma-late pa ako ng gising!” Drex frowned. “Hindi naman tayo magpapakalasing, kuwentuhan lang tayo saglit. Hindi ka pa nga ikinakasal pero parang ayaw mo na agad akong makasama. I'm your best friend. Sampung taon na tayong magkaibigan, Elize. Sige ka, magtatampo talaga ako sa ’yo!”

At sa ngayon ay hindi ko alam kung ano ang magiging ending ng ginagawa ko. I hope in between being friends and strangers, we can at least be friends. Dahil kahit magising na ako sa kahibangan ko ay magku-krus at magku-krus pa rin ang landas namin pareho. We're business partners. Our parents are friends with each other. Hindi namin maiiwasan ang isa't isa.

Tiningnan niya ’yon at wari ay nag-iisip kung tama bang tanggapin niya ang pakikipagkaibigan ko. “Friends. But not for long. Manliligaw ako.” Heto na naman po kami.

Si Lienzo ang unang sumagot, "We do.." "That's gr--- "But we have siblings' code.." dagdag ni Lienzo na tila ba nanghihinayang "..we can't date our siblings' friend even as much as we wanted." Paliwanag nito at saka nagpakawala ng nanghihinayang na tingin. "W-what do you mean..?" Nanghihinayang na tanong nila Mitzie "We can date anyone, except Lezandra's friend," sagot naman ni Leuson

"We should avoid seeing each other so you can have a love life. We have to make them believe that it's not true. We're just friends." Nilingon ko siya pero nakatitig lang ito sa dagat na tila ba doon niya mahahanap lahat ng kasagutan sa tanong niya o problema niya sa buhay. "I'm not gonna avoid you, Cassy. We are best friends."

That's it. "Why don't you try to talk to them? I can ask my friends to help you," he offered. I heaved a sigh and shook my head. "They won't let me talk to them unless..." "Unless what?" he asked. "Unless I'll stop our deal." "What?" he confusedly asked. I let out a harsh breath. "I'm sorry but I don't think I can help you anymore. It's not that I don't trust you, okay? It's just that I value my friends' opinion."

"Well, now that we know about all of this, I hope you continue to tell us what is going on with your life. Because none of this will scare us away." I smiled. "I know that now." Friends. They are hard to find. But when you get some, you'd have to do everything to keep them.

But still, he tried to test his luck. Nang magpaalam na si Wommie sa kaniya, agad niya itong tinawag. “Wommie, c-can we still be friends?” Rem knew what Wommie’s answer would be but stil….. “I can civil with you Rem. Kung magkita man tayo sa daan at ngitian mo ‘ko, I will smile you back. Kung magkita tayo sa palengke at tanungin mo ‘ko magkano ang presyo ng manga, sasagutin kita. But I’m sorry, I can’t stay friends with you anymore. I hope you understand.”