Somebody I used to know

The clock hit 12. It's Monday (or Tuesday may be?). Monday is such a day where I sit and make plans for Tuesday (Yay! my day off) and next day all I do is sleep throughout the day. So this time I decided not to make any. Bored, as I sit browsing through the internet, refreshing the Facebook page at least 30 times in a minute, a post caught my attention. My best friend had tagged my ex-best friend or XBF (who is no longer in my friend's list (aaah! long story) and bang! all the memories related to XBF flashes in front of me. So strong are the memories, and with nobody to disturb at this hour I chose to write them down.

So here starts the story. Back in the days where Orkut did exist and was extremely popular, I made a friend who was new to Hyderabad. We never met but used to chat a lot, that too late-night after XBF's parent's dozed off and XBF could sneak the laptop into XBF's room. As days (or rather years) passed by, we became close. From friends to close friends to best friends to best friends forever (ugghh! forever? hmm). We did not meet for a long time (read 5 years) and one day coincidentally we happen to be at the right place at the right time and yes! that was the first time I was meeting an 'internet friend' of mine. We used to chat all day long over the phone but now we did not know what to speak. I wouldn't say that we were inseparable, always together etc but we were so close that we made sure that we share our everyday secrets, always there when the other person needed you, always ready to share your shoulder for XBF to cry on and vice versa, and those were the times I knew this person was my BFF (best friend forever).

Then XBF's dad got transferred and we thought we wouldn't be able to meet often. But XBF's parents and I landed in the same city :D Back to our chindipanti. We continued meeting whenever XBF came down to visit XBF's parents. XBF got fruits when I was sick, we watched movies together, met at terrace and spoke for hours, walked through the lanes of our street (XBF stayed three lanes away), ate panipuri together, had lunch buffet at 90rs :P, attended concerts together but this person always made sure that I was back home safe, was in safe hands and that I was happy and cheerful always. 

Then I came back to Hyderabad, XBF got a job in another city and things took a turn. We continued to chat, we continued to speak over phone, continued hanging out (the google version duh!) and made sure that that there were no secrets between two best friends. Well, until this ABC had to interfere. Well, ABC is an acquaintance (never thought of ABC as a friend 'coz except for ABC's full name, I technically knew nothing). Then I figured out that XBF started hiding things because of ABC. There is this person who now matters more. Expecting from your best friend is not a crime, no? After listening to a lot of 'believe me Neha I am speaking the truth', 'Baah! ABC is all screwed up and needs help', 'I don't have friends here', etc etc etc, I decided I shall end it. After all trust is an important part of a friendship na? So to be away from even the thoughts of XBF, I deleted XBF from Facebook, deleted number and deleted outta Gtalk (okay, I mean hangout) too and I never pinged back, neither did XBF.

Never knew things would take such an ugly turn. Never knew people who mattered to someone for years wouldn't be your priority anymore. After that day I never heard from XBF, NEVER! Though I want things to be like before. Though I still care. Though I still miss. Though I still wish. 

And that is how two best friends turned into total strangers. :)

P.S. I seriously need to learn how to maintain friends. Agreed. But once a paper is crumbled, it would never be perfect again. So is trust. Btw, after writing it down, I feel good. :) Also, I realised that it is easier to write it down and get away with the emotions rather than talking it out.