I am zein. I was an ordinary girl , quite yet cheerful , introvert yet friendly. Although I didn't make friends easily but once I considered someone friend it was always forever.......
When I entered high school , I was moved to different city , .The city wasn’t new to me, but the school was.....
It was my first day at the school .I was a bit nervous of the new life waiting ahead. When I entered my new class , I saw all new faces, except one of my cousin who already studied there, all looking curiously at the new student entering class. I introduced myself and sat beside a girl . Though not because she looked friendly but because it was the only seat empty 😅
She seemed to be a dull , introvert girl so I found no harm in making her friend. Her name was Miley . Coincidentally we were also admitted to same tution.
The repeated encounters nurtured our bond more and more . We became good friends. Although opposite from my perception she had many friends in the class both males and females......
She had one of her close friend, yuri.
I rarely had any male friends till now but it was not that I oppose that or something, it was just that I never had someone match my vibe ...
But Yuri was something different. Miley had introduced him to me as one of his great friends and like his brother. So I didn't give it a second thought before making him friend.
I trusted whatever Miley told me about the classmates both because she had known them for longer time and she was most close to me among all other friends I had there ....
Whenever we used to study, talk about doubts , randomly chat or anything he was mostly included in group. Also we had close roll no. so during any test we were together in it .....
Similarly during one of the exams something unexpected happened.
It was the last paper before vacations, after the paper ended I walked to his table and asked him " how was your paper?"
Without looking at me , his eyes fixed on the table , " Fine..."
I noticed something was off . He looked different than his usual self , also his hands were trembling
I thought something might have gone wrong with paper so I tried to console him
" If your paper didn't go well it's fine we can cover it up......"
Before I can complete what I was saying
He looked up at me , his eyes serious like anything and said in low voice" I like you "
I was shocked, not sure if I heard it correctly
" What ?..."
He said ,this time his voice more firm, " I said I like you , you can take your time before you answer"
Before I can react or respond he left classroom leaving me alone there with hundreds and thousands of questions swirling in my mind......
I had always considered him a good friend but never thought and never could thought in this way
I didn't know what to do . I thought of telling it to Miley, but since she considered him as his brother I thought not to involve her ....
I told this to my cousin who studied in same class as me .....
I don't know what he did to him . But he seemed to be very angry and I'm sure what he did must not be anything good . After that he never talked to me again....
Miley asked me few times what happened but I never told her this . She also stopped asking it after sometime
This whole thing ended long ago . Friendship ended , school ended , story ended but the regret remained....
I could have said ' no' . Or I could have talked this out with him , but what I chose was something he didn't deserve.....
At the end of the day he was still kind , helpful and sweet person.....
If this could have happened now, I think I may have reacted in a different way because now I am mature enough to consider the consequences of any action I do .....
Only if I could have this conscience that time , but that's what growing up is , right?
"Sometimes growing up means realizing that good people can still get hurt by our silence......"
- " The end "-
By Jerry ❤️
