Having so much people in control of you could lead you into a terrible mistake. Be careful what you wish for 'cause things are not always greener on the other side. But I guess a mind that have known game and power for the first time and how it commands never gives wisdom a thought. I tried warning her but I guess advise and wise sayings should never be told because a wise man don't need them and a foolish one never heed them.
Olive's new companions advices her to do away with me, well, not completely but to some extent. To her, the multitude can never be too wrong than right. She forgot totally about the word "caution". She told her friends her secrets, everything about her and around her. Some were false, others were true. Whatever we say goes a long way helping us and destroying us.
The rumors broke out that she said or so did her friends claim that she sometimes cheat to pass. The same friends for their sake she told all these lies just to fit in, started laughing and gossiping about her at her back. Till, it reached the stage where they challenged and humiliated her right to her face. Some others started wondering if I had knew about this and just chose to keep quiet for her sake. If you are friends with a snake, you would be known as one. I guess that rubbed off on me though. And there she was, humiliated, lonely, living in her misery and paying dearly for her sins.
"Hi Rosette, long time no see. I'm sorry for all my misgivings towards you. For snobbing you and the rest of my unspeakably crappy behaviour. And all those rumors about me are baseless lies. I know you don't believe them, right?", Olive said to me.
"We've been literally in the same school, same class. We've been friends but have you noticed the words you used in your pleasantries? 'Long time no see' as if we haven't be seeing each other for a long time but I guess it's true. We've really haven't been seeing each other for some time. I'm finally visible to you. Well, nice to meet your acquaintance. Pleasantries should be more than enough between familiar strangers. See ya later maybe never", I replied.
"I know my wrong and I'm willing to correct myself, so please accept my apology and forgive me?".
"Yeah, I forgive you but it ends there. Did you really think I would bring you into my life again so that you can ruin it for the second time? You've done enough havoc to me. Tainting my reputation with your so-called 'baseless rumors' is enough from you. I can't risk it just to be friend. You've done a lot of bad things to me and I swallowed them hook, line and sinker. Just what do you want?".
"A second chance and I promise not to disappoint you".
"Promises are meant to be broken and neither was I getting my hopes high on our already shattered friendship but I won't be a Shylock in this matter. I'll grant you just one more chance but don't mess up big time and be ungrateful. You can as well save the 'Thank you' for a better time but you're welcome in advance. It's nice to have you back but remember you are still on probation".
"Got it, girl", Olive said with all smiles.
And with that we walked off to class. Life started getting better. Our friendship was inseparable. We always had each other. I was so glad when my parents finally allowed her to visit and play with me at home. Our friendship so much reminded me of my childhood days. I would form an alliance with the neighbor's daughter and we would go to the park to roller skate and to skip with a skipping rope till we were out of breath. There was a time that her mother took us out and we begged her to let us ride on the rollercoaster started moving, I knew it was bad news. I was scared that I screamed the whole time that I should be let out till I lost my voice. By the time we finally came off, I was already sick. My parents was well, not too happy about the fact that I rode on a rollercoaster. I was sick for almost a week but remembering that I rode on a rollercoaster for the first time was thrilling but sadly, that was the last time because my parents were afraid that I would have a panic attack if I ever rode on it again.
All these childish things we did were really hilarious, trapping a fly in a tiny container, trapping ants in containers and feeding them with sugar and food particles, killing and roasting cockroaches, and even chewing a lizard's dung thinking it was a remainder part of my food. Yeah, that's gross. It's insane but I did all this when I was a kid.
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