My Twin by Fate

"Hi I'm Jen, and you?" That's how our friendship begun. And the rest is history.

Second semester ng 2010, kababalik lang naming dalawa mula sa paghinto sa schooling. Parehas kaming galing mula sa naglapsed na contract sa trabaho. Same reason, it's so tiring ang mag-apply nang mag-apply at pagkatapos ay mae-end of contract, kaya we decided to go back again sa school, at pag graduate, hopefully makahanap ng permanent job na magbibigay daan para makamit ang mga hinahangad at matiwasay na estado sa buhay.

Sa una, simpleng kaklase. Seatmate, companion. As time goesby, textmate, friend, we became so close, became twin. Ang activities nya alam ko, ang lakad ko alam nya. Hanggang sa ang kinakainisan ko, kinakainisan din nya. Ang gusto ko gusto nya na din. We also have similarities in terms of our outlook in life. Preference sa buhay. Actors and actress na gusto. Same movie, lalong lalo na ang Armageddon. We both love ice cream. We almost have the perfect friendship I could say. Ang isa sa masasabi kong "big deal" ng buhay ko ay alam nya, sa part naman nya, I believe, kapag magkasama kami humihinto ang oras. I still remember during Statistics days namin, class dismiss at around 6 pm, pero what we are doing actually is extending our time together. Kakain ng street foods sa paligid ng campus while she is having a "drama", nevertheless, ang mga hapon na yun ang isa sa mga pinaka-special sa relasyon namin as friends.

We have a lot of endeavors na naovercome, especially sa side nya. Mga pangyayari na I know somehow kahit pano made her a better person, a more wiser woman in terms of choices in life.

As time and days passes by, nadagdagan kami ng kaibigan, actually we became family pa nga. We don't call our group as barkada, because we believe, we are more than that. We're  not just a simple barkada, we are more of a family. we find each other as our comfort zone. 

Pero gaya ng isang simpleng pamilya, dumadaan lahat sa pagsubok. There is a certain issue sa school na nagtrigger ng conflict between the two of us. Isang project resulted into misunderstanding.It was actually the MOST painful day in my college life. Nainvolved ang ibang tao. Nakarinig kami mula sa isa't -isa ng mga salitang nakasakit samin parehas. Kung dati-rati ang isang simpleng tampuhan ay napapalampas lang ng hindi pagkikibuan, a day or two, we are okay. Pero not that time. Masyado masakit para sa aming dalawa ang mga nangyari during those moments. So painful na we don't wanna see each other. Pero mahirap, kasi we actually have the same circle of friends. Sa ayaw at sa gusto naming dalawa konektado kami sa isa't-isa.

Its been a year actually, everytime I remember that event, wala na akong pain na nararamdaman. Sa totoo pa nga, I wish her well. I pray to God every night na sana yung nangyari sa kanya made her a better person. At sana din it brought her lesson na somehow molded her as an empowered woman. As for me, okay na ko. If time permits, kung magkakaayos man kami, I don't know, as I always say, I'll just cross the bridge when I get there. After all, she used to be my twin by fate, Jenny.

 

(Me & Jenny, eating our comfort food)