Friends

March 02, Year 0103;

The start of a new day and it's the Monday blues..........*sigh*.

Although, I woke up optimisticly without any of my problems burdening my shoulders and awaited for a new day.

I reached university energetically, not thinking about all the stuff that usually bugs me. This might actually be a sign of moving on with my problems, and that made me happier than anything.

Nonetheless I wondered why I was in such a good mood on a rather boring day. One of the guesses was because I finally had a friend to talk to and hang around with. It's almost been a month since I-accidentally- met Ruri and it's been fun since then. She drops by my house on weekends and we stroll around the huge city of Raneol after University is done. Although I don't have anything to show on my useless face, I was still really happy.

And as I was walking down my way to the uni., I heard a faint voice calling my name and I saw a person running with her hand waving right towards me.

' Not so surprisingly ' enough, it was Ruri ( get it? 'cause I got no friends...............ok I got to kill that nutsack of an author for making such a shit character ). She reaches up to me and we walked to class together. As usual, she was in her ordinarily plain attire with her huge-goggled glasses, unlike her ridiculously eccentric fashion sense she possesses during the weekends.

"You know....you don't need dress up in a funny way and end up in my house during the weekends, right?"

"Oh my, oh my" replied Ruri in a rather smug way.

"Well someone's shy and jealous about my dressing sense over here, fufu.."

Well she tried making a joke about my expressions, but my face said otherwise (the author was useful for once I assume).

My extremely barren expressions made her frustrated and she pouted all the way till we reached our classes.

Lectures were finally done, and there were no club activities. But the classes still successfully sucked the life out of my body, and I was exhausted. Ruri and I walked home together as we stayed in the same locality.It was late night so stopped by an eatery( Restaurants were crazy expensive and we both were broke college students sooo... ).

While at the eatery, Ruri, as talkitive as she was, started ranting about her slow and dull day at Uni. While I was gazing at the stars thinking about figuring about all the overwhelming stuff happening to me lately, about my past......my memories......and the feeling that I want to express that I felt were locked away from my conscience.

I was immersed deep in thought until Ruri, who had been calling me for quite a while, suddenly caught my attention.

"If you have anything troubling, I am willing to lend an ear to you". said Ruri in who was in a pleasant mood.

"I can't possibly trouble you, and I can't guarantee if you would understand or believe my situation".

                There it is, my insensitive side developed in solitude and loneliness. It was because I tried sharing my abnormal experiences that I ended up a loner.......a weirdo where people I trusted started distancing themselves from me and started spreading mean stuff about me. I didn't want it to happen again, ever again. I was so glad I finally had a friend who was kind to me and I was always at warmth by her side. I didn't want to lose her too. Honestly, I was afraid, not knowing what to say.

Ruri, who could see me hesitant, could only say one thing.

"Believe it or not, even when you have a face that shows no feelings to its core, you still sometimes show a face full of sorrow and anxiousness, it really doesn't good on you, you know?"

"huh..."

"Whatever the case it would be, I am willing to listen to it, and trust you , and I wish you would entrust me to it, cause you are my one and only friend".

I was just astounded, she literally read my mind like it was an open book. Even how short that was, it moved me greatly. I was willing to go for a second chance and with full hope rushing towards me, I told her about my whole story........

                About my inner struggles, the voids I traversed through, the lack of my memories and about how I was willing to search for my feeling I was devoid of".

"hMmM......HmHMmMm" went Ruri, I was already cringing with embarrassment.

" Okay!!! So now we will go on an adventure to find your feelings!!"

"Huhhh!!!!.."

I was generally shocked by her response.

(Ruri)"It's obvious isn't it. As your friend, I am going to bring back your feelings, and put the greatest smile on your face you will ever see! Mark the word of the great Ruri!" As she laughed hysterically and pounded her heart like a proud pirate who conquered the seven seas( definitely not a One Piece reference ).

I slightly chuckled on the ridicule she was making.

"You're insane!"

"Whatever you say, Sir" replied Ruri with a wholesome smile on her face that almost made me flustered for a while.

And with that, our seemingly long dinner ended and we parted our ways near our buildings with Ruri curiously planning and convincing me for her schemes.

Honestly, I was quite freaked, but beside that, I felt comfortable after a long long time, someone who understood my side of the story, who didn't go away from me, someone who didn't betray me, and I, with a happy Vibe in me felt really elated.

"Hah...she's quite the freak"

As I thought of the whole thing and thus ended my day in a happier note, curiously waiting for the next day to come to spend my time with her.

                     .................TO BE CONTINUED

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