CHIGANG is my college barkada name. It was grouped since i was a fresh student. And im actually not part of the original group. Parang more likely addition na lang ako since most of them are close to me. So sa umpisa siyempre it was fun and everything was under control. But then as time passes, im beginning to feel like alone. Alone in this big group. Sa umpisa i only have rose ann as my best friend. And nung sumama kami sa group siyempre di maiiwasan na meron siyang mas close na kaysa saken. And me? im still the same fresh student way back 3 1/2 years ago. I am already left behind. Sa loob ng big group, may small divisions pa. Hmmm.. im not jealous that rose ann already have liaa, gel with cielo, anj, ina and nikki.. its just that i feel like i have no friend to turn to. i mean someone that i can be with anytime i need her. someone i can talk to for a long period of time or someone who will be interested in my stories and will laugh at me at the same time. Someone who is busy yet finds time to give me a bit of her free time. Am i being so demanding? Hmm.. Maybe yes but this is me. I may not have the voice to speak loud but i have my actions to show how i feel. I just cant understand why up to now they still do not know me. Or maybe they are just not aware that i am feeling out of place when im with them. And now Cai became a part of the group.. I thought I will already have a best friend in the group whom i can lean on.. And i thought it would be a lot better now but nothing changed. She’s close to rose ann and to liaa as well so there are times na i cant relate lalo na when it comes to “boyfriend topics”. Im just desperately cranking a punchline about my crush (even though i already sound stupid, i know) just to somewhat relate to them but you know at the end of the conversation its still the three of them, just the three of them. And it hurts. It hurts when you are making efforts but you know that they are still rejecting you unconciously. I am not asking them to treat me special(because i already gave up on that) but what im only asking is that please just show me naman na im part of the group. That i should always feel secured that i have friends and i will never be alone. I can see efforts but only few. Sometimes I feel na parang im just here because i am rose ann’s best friend. Pero siguro kung hindi i will became the greatest loner in the class. Yes I undoubtedly say that I am really sensitive. Most of the time I would feel like no one loves me. And no one wants to be friends with me. I admit that its really my fault that I am quiet and not socializing with friends but you know the reason behind that is that im not comfortable. I became talkative with people whom i think can accept me for who i am. I am not quiet. The truth is i have so many things in mind that i wanted to voice them out but i cant. I cant because im afraid to be rejected. To be rejected by people i valued most. I also admit that im not used to be part of a big group, the most that i have was four that is why i have problems in adjusting. But im trying. In my simple ways im really trying. They thought that i have attitude problems of just walking away without reason but i have a reason. I could not tell because of my fear of confrontation. I am not used to be with people. But i am trying my best to be a social animal. But you know whenever i feel rejected i easily gave up. I am weak inside. The weakest that you will ever know. I hate to go but if its the only way to escape the feeling of being rejected by the friends i valued most, well id rather be the greatest loner in the class.
I just would like to say something to the members of chigang:
gel- i do appreciate your effort of reaching out and sorry if i cant say my problems to you because we are not that close. Yes we are seatmates but we have a weak foundation of friendship
liaa-you know what, you are one of the chigz who made me feel like an air. Unconciously you treated me the least priority. Minsan nga feeling ko kaya mo lang ako kinakausap kasi hindi natin kasana si rose ann eh. Sa lrt pauwi, i do observe na si ann lang yung palagi mong kinakausap and sobrang konti lang nung times na kinakausap mo ako. there are lot more incidents that you made me feel always second to ann kaya nga i asked you if you can see me as patchu and not as rose ann’s shadow eh because thats what i can see
ina-i was touched the first time na sinabi ko sayo na aalis na ako kasi umiyak ka. i dont know i just felt na sad ka na im leaving but most of the time kasi parang i dont feel na you care. sorry
ann-you are my college bestfriend. sa lahat as in sayo ako tiwala. but now i dont know. feeling ko i dont know you anymore. parang ang layo mo na. i sometimes thought na siguro kung wala kang boyfriend we still have the same bonding up to now. alam mo i really have insecurities eh. kasi you are always their priority. Halos lahat ng bestfriends ko nung highschool kaclose mo. Mga classmates natin close mo most of them. Para tuloy na i felt na im just your shadow na wala akong identity. Na parang si Patchu best friend ni rose ann. And thats it.
angela-aside from the frequent chat that we had wala na akong alam. Wala ka naman kinukwento and i just feel na whenever im making an effort to reach out, wala talaga
nikki-hmm.. alam mo malaki talaga ang tampo ko sayo kasi ikaw yung isa sa nagparamdam saken na shadow lang ako ni rose ann. alam mo you also made me feel na im not reliable.
cielo-i know na wala pa talaga tayong bonding so we are just in a group, we do have small talks but those were more likely school related. i wish i can still know you more
what do i feel?
alone
rose ann’s shadow
the last priority
out of place
trying hard to fit in
i know im not flawless and i can never say that i am sociable but im trying to reach out. Sometimes i feel na i dont belong in this group eh. And i thank centipedes for always giving me a warm welcome in their group whenever i feel alone. And i also thank Raisa for always being there. I am just wondering why am i not being the real Patchu in Chigz but i am the real and natural Patchu in Centipedes? wala lang. But i do thank them for entertaining me.
Times like this. I just need someone wh0 can make me feel that i am wrong. That there is no reason to leave. And theres no reason to feel alone.