The Dark Tears

My 'darling' messaged me concerning on my arrival back to Kuala Lumpur. Well, I was in the train overhearing two old uncles who were old friends, old colleagues and who had been separated for years and been gathered together today by the hand of fate and destiny. These two uncles talked about their old days, old friends and of course their current conditions. Then, they went to a series of countdown of their friends who had passed away. A flash of grief was displayed on their wrinkled faces.

This is life. We come. We act. Then, we go.

Upon reaching my room, I saw my landlady's daughter sitting at the living room watching television. Upon returning to my stuffy room, I unleashed my laptop and resumed on my DOTA.

After a game, I felt tired and begin to read Detective Conan. Reading a few pages, I suddenly remembered a friend of mine who told me she was unhappy yesterday. Concerned, I called her. The phone ring twice. Then an unclear and blocked nose voice answered my call. SHE IS CRYING.

She was mumbling at the phone. I hardly could catch any of her words. At the background, I overheard another voice crying and another voice scolding like mad, aged wrinkled widow. I thought someone had passed away. Then as time passed, I realized that the old widow was actually scolding my friend. She was sobbing like hell.

Troubled as it was my first time handling a crying friend, I tried to calm her down. As her boyfriend called, I knew the service of the Dark Knight was not needed anymore. Somehow, I need to know the truth.  I called another of her friend, trying to understand what inflicted so much sadness in her.

The truth as no other than the normal homo sapiens that we can see everyday. Homo sapiens with double and sometimes triple masks faking their actions, faking their speeches in order to get what ever that they want without ever considering the effects on others as long as that they are satisfied at their gain. Then they would smirked at their very own slyness and happiness in manipulating lesser fortunate ones.

Somehow, her call today reminded me of my own unfortunate encounter with my "friends". My first was with my childhood friend. He was eager for a position in the prefectorial board and I was framed on things that I did not do. Next, was no other than my another childhood friend who always seeked information from me in Oil and Gas Industry and disappeared with his own information. Yes. He successfully "overthrown" me and got enrolled into ABC Company. Third was my "best" friend who disclosed my secrets to a girl I had feelings on and acted boldly when I confronted him. And the last is another my "best" friend who took advantage of my naiveness and feelings in getting what she wants. Recently, she was complaining on how tough is she and like any other hypocrite would do, she hid behind a curtain of moral principles.

Sigh. These humans will never learned. I am really tired with them. Somehow, I remembered the two uncles I saw in the train. They were smiling so happily recalling their old days. When they were young, were they enemies too?? Ha Ha.

To my friend who is unhappy today. Be happy and stay strong. Challenges are everywhere in life. Stay by your principles, I would support you till the end.