I could not ask for more: Part 1

Farewells and goodbyes are the hardest thing for me. I've seen them so often but I can never get used to seeing people leave the pages of my life's story. I was 10, and there was Grace. We played in class, laughed with each other and even got scolding together. Yes, Ms Geetha, I remember you smacking my head with my exercise book in Moral class, woman. It was very ethical and professional of you. The following year, Grace got transferred to another school.

I struggled for a bit. My grades were pretty bad and I never took liking in doing homework. (Art is exceptional) Got close to Su Ching. We use the same car pool to get back from school. Mom borrowed her math exercise books for me to catch up on the entire year's math homework. Math made sense ever since. (but that's before uni came) We got really close. She went to another school the following year as well.

I cried on both occasions. Did I do anything wrong?

I was 12. I started to draw manga characters; heavily influenced by Sailormoon. I could only afford to get 1 comic at a time so I chose Dragon Ball - a manga I've been following since I was 9. Kok Quin lent me the Sailormoon and I remembered how we had to smuggle them in school. We drew our own manga and exchanged opinions. We were really passionate about them. Kok Quin was also the one and only person in my life, in which I had a cold war with. I'm not sure how long it lasted but I remember quite clearly how it ended:

It was after the exams and the Physical Exercise class was optional. A few was left in class and we accidentally talked to each other. The awkwardness soon died and we were talking as comfortably as before.

K Q: Hey Adrienne, do you think we could be friends again?
(the latter of the sentence came out like random mumbles)
Adr: Huh?
K Q: Uh never mind.
But I heard every word
Adr: K Q, we're always friends.

We smiled. More of grinned actually. And guess what was the first thing we said to each other? "LET ME READ YOUR COMIC!!" I was so short, so slow and always behind the crowd, she even had to read my UPSR results for me. That year itself, we graduated from primary school.

A month later, I got the offer letter to St George's. She's the first person I called. She got it too. Always remember, Adrienne, everything happens for a greater reason - eventhough it doesn't seem like it at the present.