Hey! Can you pause for a minute?
Do you consider the ancient idea that in this world where we live in which is filled of capricious human beings that there is only a handful of souls you would consider as true friends and selected buddies you’ll treasure as best friend?
Me, I don’t just believe to that but as a matter of fact I live with that since birth, literally. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t born with a twin snake like the old famous fable. Nah..
I have a best friend and her name is Pinangot. OH. Sorry, I used her not so pleasant pet name. Okay. Take two. I have a best friend and her name is Frenelyn Fabian Celis-Sullano. How we became best of friends? Until now I really don’t know. Maybe that’s one of the countless mysteries of life how two contrasting individuals destined to be together. Maybe even the stars in the sky don’t know if I’ll consult them. Only God knows.
Literally and figuratively we’re two people from opposite extremes.
She’s white and I’m brown.
She’s quiet and I’m loud.
She’s diligent and I’m playful.
She’s mature and I’m childish.
She’s nice and I’m brat.
She’s organized and I’m a little bit disordered with my stuff.
She’s simple and I’m rather fashion wanna be.
She’s good in numbers while I like English.
She’s independent and I’m parents feed.
She learned a lot early in life whereas I’m beginning to struggle with so-called life.
She’s starting to build her family and I cannot find a family man.
Perhaps as we were growing up, she asked herself how we became best of friends for she cannot stand me anymore. Yet, she can do nothing but to stick with me because as adage goes, “Blood is thicker than water”. That’s the reason why I said we’re literally best of friends since birth. For we were born in the same family at the same year, maybe when our pregnant mothers met then we already knew though we’re still at the womb. Hence, we practically grew up together, played together, studied in the same school together since kindergarten, mingle with the same circle of friends and acquaintances together, been present at family gathering together, many times we had fights and conflicts together, so forth and so on of together-ness.
During our childhood we had many memories we’ve shared together in the company of our relatives, there are special two memories that I can vividly remember up until now. I don’t know if Pinangot still remembers it. First was when we were maybe 9 or 10 then, we agreed to swim in the river, we asked permission to our mothers and they were quick to permit us because we have relatives beside the river, so just the two of us we rode the local transportation, when we arrived in my cousin’s house we ran to the river and swam right away. I find it a sweet memory that I cannot forget because alone in the river we swam, played in the water and talk until noon like two mature adults then. We went home after with carried fresh vegetables. Second, every afternoon when we were young, we cut down some of their sugar canes grown at the side of their house and we sip the sugar cane juice. Simple memories yet it’s engraved in my heart that it’s been being part of me. Childhood memories that bring you back to how life was uncomplicated and contented with simplicity of everything.
I would say that we are not the typical best friend that shares many secrets nor like others that fond of similar things, in fact in High School she’s a member of a band corps that wears showy outfit while I was a C.A.T. officer, yet we had our own share of misunderstandings and jealousy, we were not also exempted with the matter of love and heartaches and once we were involved with the same man, funny but true.
When she consulted me that she wanted to get married, I was so excited about the preparation and I am so glad she asked me to assist her because I can be of help to her. At her wedding preparation, I polished some little stuff at the same time I became her instant personal assistant. I enjoyed it nevertheless and I loved helping for her wedding so that it will be a wonderful experience for her and for the the rest of the family.
In spite of our differences along with miles away distance between us we know we can depend with each other no matter what. I don’t know may be its instinct or natural thing for me because we grew up together that at the very core of me I feel secure even if I meet and gain many friends then part ways along the way, for I know I always have a best friend I can call Bes and her name is Frenelyn Fabian Celis-Sullano.
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