R - E - U - N - I - O - N part II

It began with an awkward "hi"...

Then came a lot of laughter from the PCA President.
The Vice President couldn't help and laughed too.
An awkward laugh, I would call it.
For it was rather weird after such a long time to see "each other" again.

For the benefit of those who didn't know the PCA members...
Let me introduce you to them...

My Best Buds of PCA :
Quanzhang(kz) = President
Chak Hwee(ch) = Secretary
Celia(piggy) = Treasurer
and yes,
me = Vice President.

Yup, those were the days when we were little and played silly games of such...

He looked uncomfortable.
Awkward maybe.
Afterall, things didn't exactly end off in a happy note.

We went for steamboat buffet, and I got piggy to lure kz away.
So that I can talk in private with him.
To make him feel more comfortable.
And at ease.
(and to let my dear pals who have been anticipating this "reunion" set their mind at ease...finally,after 4 long years.)

The night went on...
And we talked about everything under the sun.
Even our present relationships!
And everyone seems to be having fun.

There was nothing weird seeing him again as a friend after 4 years...
He's been the same.

The blur look he'll always put on
(I believe he's just blur actually after 4 years)
The self-confidence he'd portrayed
(He alwaz thinks he's handsome-looking, but...er... reality speaks for itself?!)
The "freezing" jokes he blurts...

All that made me ponder...
How did I fall head over heels with him back then???
What was the appeal???

I started to reminisce...

It was his muscular right forearm...
His broad shoulders...
That athelete frame he has...

It couldn't be ONLY these physical aspects.
I can't be that SHALLOW!!

Then we went to play pool.
The game that he taught me to play.
And made me a rather good player.

As we played on,
I suddenly recalled.
It was all the things he taught me
(actually, he taught me only games to play with him, but it made the relationship fun!)
that also made me fell in love with him.

We had so many common interests.
Things that I did not know,
He'll teach me.
Until I am good enough to become a challenger to him.

And that made me a very competent person back then.
Things that I'm not good in,
I'll learn, and I make sure I learnt it well.
Well enough to become a strong opponent for anyone.

I enjoyed the times when we were together.
For the things he taught me,
were not only games.

He left me to fend for myself most of the times when we were together.
And that made me tough.
So tough that I resent him.
For not being tougher than me to protect me.

He'll alwaz be the same old him.
but somehow, he looked shorter and smaller
as compared to before.
I wonder if he really did shrink,
or it was me who didn't see him as before.

The four of us parted on a joyful note.
And it seems like a next meeting would be soon.
I am anticipating for the next one...

Not because the feeling is still there.
But because,
I want the 4 of us to be FRIENDS.
Like before.