dota boy

i had a great monday and tuesday because of dota boy. he is one of the few good college friends that i have. and yes, he is among the best ones.

we were from different course. we only became classmates on one of our general subjects. we knew each other since freshmen days because we stayed at the same dormitory back then. but we never had chances to get along with each other. he told me that i look snobbish and intimidating that's why he never talked to me even if he wanted to. we only became friends when we became classmates. during the first day of our class, i came in late (as always). i looked around the auditorium for some familiar faces. i found him and asked if i could sit beside him. he smiled and said yes. from then on, we became good friends. i had a great semester with dota boy. with all our gimiks and our trippings, he made me smile for a million times.

a week before vacation, i received a call from him informing that he would transfer to another campus of our school. i felt sad. but he promised that we are still going to see each other once in a while. and yes, we did not lose communication. we text and call each other - and that’s the best thing i like about him, he never forgets me.

this monday, we finally saw each other again. it has been almost a year since we last saw each other.

there are so much changes with him. except from the fact that he is still addicted to dota, more addicted in fact.

we decided to meet somewhere in makati. we had our lunch there. i told him that i would take charge of our bill but he insisted to pay.

after a while, he asked me where i want to go. i said watching movie would be fine.and he agreed.

our initial plan was to watch a horror movie, but when we arrived at the cinema, we found out that the screening of the movie we wanted to watch had just started twenty minutes ago and the next screening would be two hours later. we could not catch up if we go for the current screening, but too long to wait for the next one. so we decided to just roam around the mall instead.

he asked me if we could stay for a while at the computer shop where he plays dota. i did not want to go to that place since i do not know how to play dota. i told him that i would just stay in a nearby coffee shop and wait until he's done with his game. but he did not want me to leave. he asked me to stay with him while he was playing. so i did. yeah, at times, i can never really say no. he said he would teach me but i refused. i just told him that playing that game wasn't simply my interest. so i decided to just visit my favorite blogs while he was playing dota. yeah, among the crowd of people playing dota, i was the only one blogging...:) as in OP talaga ako...

after an hour, he got finished with his game. we had dinner in a nearby restaurant before we finally said our goodbyes.

he asked me if i could stay in his dormitory that night. i actually wanted to, but i already promised my cousin that i would sleep in her place that time. we finally said our goodbyes. he walked home while i rode on a cab to my cousin's house. i saw a bit of sadness in his face. i knew i disappointed him for not having spent the night with him. i knew we will not be seeing each other for a long while again. but i made a promise to my cousin. and as much as i can, i never want to break promises.

so i decided to call him and set up for another gimik the following day.

and yes, i had a great tuesday as well.

i gave him a call early in the morning to tell him to play as much as he wants while i am not yet there. and to stop his game the moment i arrive... :) it was around 1 pm when i arrived at our meeting place. while he was there since morning playing dota.

we went to a mall to have some snack. i told him i like japanese food (i knew since we have become friends that he doesn't like that kind of food). i asked him if he wanted to try. after about half-hour of thinking, he finally agreed.

we went to a park. we sat on the stairs, lit cigarette and watched people passing by. time stopped for both of us. i was starting to feel sad because the sun was about to set - which reminded me that in any moment, i would have to leave. i could not stay with him for that night because i have a seven o'clock class the following day. so i had to be back to LB.

there was a moment of silence. until he looked straight into my eyes and asked when is the next time we are gonna see each other again. i smiled just not to make him feel sad. i said i would be back whenever i find a free time. i asked him to come with me to LB but he had yet to fix some school stuff. i saw in him an image of a young boy who lost his favorite power ranger toy that time.

our last spot was the tokneneng stall near his dormitory. i was a bit hesitant to eat tokneneng at first because of the thought that it might be dirty. but he wanted me to try. so what else am i gonna do but to say yes. :) that was my first time to eat tokneneng in a street stall. i enjoyed that moment. and yes, among all the foods that we ate for the whole two days, that tokneneng was simply the best.

we parted ways after some stick of cigarette. i was a bit sad but i tried not to make him notice.

there are so many things that dota boy and i are unlike. but for some reasons, we became good friends. i do not feel anything for him but friendship. i do not know if a beautiful story awaits for the two of us. but for me, as of now, he is just a good friend...and i thank him for being such.