I have this friend. Let's call her Gurl. I've known her for a while and for the past two years, we have gotten really close. She has told me almost everything about her and I used to too.
Then we met this girl. And her name for now is...Bon Qui Qui.She's awesome and funny and we all get along great. Now, they hang out all the time and have inside jokes I don't get and go out without me.
Which is okay, but not really.
I want it to be okay because I do it too. Gurl isn't the only person I hang out with. So, why cant she hang out with someone else, too? Only fair, right?
Well, my emotions are selfish and so I get hurt a lot. But I keep them in check because I know this is a stupid and unfair feeling.
Anwayz, Gurl and Bon Qui Qui are now telling secrets to each other. Secrets I know nothing about, obviously. This has never happened before. We are supposed to tell each other everything.
But I understand that too. Doesn't mean I don't feel hurt when they talk in code. I understand that Bon Qui Qui is just closer to Gurl than me. And I think it's because of a lot of things.
To understand my situation, you're gonna have to know a little about me and how I grew up. My parents (mother mostly) sheltered me a lot throughout my life. I'm not allowed to go on dates (unless supervised) or out with guy friends (unless approved AND supervised).
I'm okay with that. Really. Guys are not all that great. Well, some are. But thats besides the point.
It all started when I befriended Bon Qui Qui and another, Jamie (HIS fake name).
I was closer to Jamie. He was cool and always cracking jokes. Then I befriended Bon Qui Qui. And of course, my friends became Gurl's friends. She wanted to go out to lunches and stuff as a group.
Now, her parents also dont like dating and going out casually with guys, but not as much as mine. And, she doesnt care or tell them.
I don't tell my parents things either, but this seemed wrong to me, so I followed my gut and wouldnt go with them. I felt like she was choosing Jamie over me. And she wasnt very considerate about my feelings. She thought I was being stubborn for not going and always saying "just dont tell your parents."
Um. No thank You.
Believe me, I'm no goody two-shoes. And Gurl know too, because she also said "It's not like you tell them everything anyway, so why dont you just come with us."
and do you know what pissed me off even more? I invite her to lunch and she invites Jamie to come! So, the groups goes, except me. I met up with them later after they finished eating, just to drop off Bon Qui Qui. But I sorta just said Hi, ordered food and left.
Then, I didnt feel like I was being sensitive. Why the hell would she invite Jamie when she knows I dont go out with guys?!
Anyway, because she didnt see a problem to go out with Jamie, she didnt mind leaving me behind. She'd still hang out with me, but not as much. She'd even make "jokes" about how its my fault I dont get their jokes because I dont hang out with them.
I sorta got over it, but not really.
Then, I thought our friendship would still be good.
Nope.
She and Bon Qui Qui got even closer. Bon Qui Qui would sleep over and they got even closer. They're basically inseparable. and they have the relationship i have wished to have with her.
So, I thought maybe they just bond more and I cant help that. I'm not gonna change just to have a fake relationship. So, I reconnect with a friend and we became close. Lets say her name is Glitter.
Gurl got pissed at me. She doesnt really like Glitter because of the girls she used to hang out with. Me and glitter got closer because of how she now felt of her old friends (she didnt like them so much). Glitter actually confides in me and listens to me. she also understands how I'm raised and respects it. But, Gurl still got pissed. Said I replaced her and that Glitter is using me and that I dont really know who she is. Um, yeah i do. I've known her all my life and I know enough not to believe the rumors Gurl hears and believe as facts. I got pissed at Gurl and said I never said anything about her and Bon Qui Qui. Shes like no its different and that Bon Qui Qui is nothing like Glitter. (BTW we're NOT in HIgh School. Shocker huh?)
We didnt talk for almost a week. That's never happened. Before that, the longest was maybe two hours.
I hung out with Glitter the entire time. She didnt wanna be the reason to ruin our friendship and forced me to patch things up.
Come to think of it, I wouldnt have done it if not for Glitter. I didn't want her to feel guilty every time we went out.
So, we patched things up. But nothing changed.
Gurl is very close with Bon Qui Qui. I'm close to her too. She's like a sister to me. Both of them are. Thats why I hesitate. Should I end this relationship, this sisterly bond?
I just always feel like the third wheel when we hang out. Glitter is always busy when Im not and vise-versa.
I'm always thinking: How the hell did we even become so close? We have totally different personalities.
She speaks rashly and everything that goes through her head and I think and think and think before I speak.
She doesnt care if her truth comes off as mean and i care too much what others think of me and their emotions.
Then I remember how she helped me grow out of my shell and speak up more. Shes the one who helped me with my sensitivity and I will always remember everything else she did for me.
But is it enough to carry out this relationship?
Maybe its really just a friendship thats supposed to come and go, to alter me and do whats its supposed to do then leave.
I don't know. I might just wait it out and see how the year ends. Or I'll ignore her and see what she does or if she'll even notice or care.
*sigh*
I'm still deciding.