What Friends Mean To Me

It’s very difficult to find true friends nowadays. Before you make friends, be sure to know their background. When I entered the University of the Philippines, I became unfriendly. Maybe because I was shy to mingle with others because I didn’t’ know them yet. But later on, I tried to make friends. I met Queenie. We first met in the UP Cebu College Clinic wherein we had our health examination. She first approached me saying, “ Magpa- pasta sad ka?” She asked for my ranking in the HSAT. We met again in the opening of the school year. Incidentally, we became classmates. We both belong in I- Villamor. When I entered the room, I met a lot of personalities there. I sat at the back even tough I’m very small. But then, Dan, Lelie, Emme, Elmar, George and Jhul entered. I felt cozy because they were my schoolmates in Lahug Elementary School. They greeted me first. Its time for us to present ourselves to the class. I was very shy when I stepped on the platform. My face grew red. My schoolmates cheered me up because they were seating in front. My talent is singing. I sang the song “ Peng Yu” by Kim Chiu because she is my idol. I was forced to sing because a have no other talents better than singing even though my voice is like of the crying cat. During the break, Queenie together with her classmate, Cielo and I had a bonding. I thought Cielo was my classmate in grade four. She looked like her. We had a lot of fun. Months passed in my life here in UP High. I became noisy. My classmates didn’t expect that manner from me because they thought I am “ maldita “ when they first saw me in the first day of class. I joined in the PDA top 5. Their group is composed of Cielo, Karla, Jojo, Inah and Helena. Their group is against PDA, which stands for public display of affection because Karla is our class student welfare. They always hate people doing PDA like Prits and Prots. I was the sixth member of the group because I also hate people doing PDA and I also want Prots and Prits to be suspended. Days later, I quit in the group. I said to them that I want to be a friend to everybody. Inah and I had a quarrel because I told Ernestine and Leslie that they were backbiting them. I cried and cried at the back of the locker. My friends comforted me when I needed them. Because of my anger, I boxed the concrete wall. They were all worried about me because I might commit suicide. Ms. Maquilan called us for the practice of our folk dance to be presented during our family day. I didn’t join the practice because I couldn’t face Inah yet. I was alone in the room. I was crying and crying. I was very depressed. But then, I swallowed my pride. I joined the practice. After that, we all went home straight. When I reached our house, I was alone in the house. I cried and cried again. Months later, I became a member of Kalogz. They are very nice to me. Their group’s objective is to build friendship. The members of the group are Mayflor, Emme, Chloe, Chanel, Brigette, Naressa and Gizelle. I’m very grateful to have friends like them especially Gizelle because she became my close friend. She’s always there when I needed her. I should thank her for all the things she had done for me. For me, she is a loyal friend.