Regret, this word i carried ever since i did it. I used to have a good friend, Carmen. She was always good in lying, stealing and all the mean things she could have done. Yet, she treats her good friends, me, for example, very well. But there was this once, when she did something very wrong. Somehow or whatsoever, she managed to hack into the school's system, to change her failed results.

Unfortunately, the school has found out, and she was called up and referred to the police for further investigation. On the first day of the incident, she was called up to the Principal's office. She walked into the office and approached our principal gingerly, trembling with terror. Firstly, the principal slowly asked her on how it happened and whether she admit that it was her fault and whether she was the one who did it. She then had a panic surging within her, she shuffled her feet, hesitating on whether she should admit.

After several thoughts, she shook her head in denial and claim that it was me who suggested and made her do it. How could she! I was then summoned to the office, too. And was asked to give my statement. I was very blur, and shocked on why i was summoned to the office, when i did nothing wrong. So when i stepped into the office, i was quaking with terror, and slowly approach the group of people awaiting me.

They started asking me questions regarding the case, and then, i found out that, my friend, had framed me. She tried to push all the blame on me, during the period inside the office. I tried not to get agitated, i swallowed my pride, clenched my fist, and respond all of her 'attacks' in a nice and calm manner. Soon, it got too complicated, and the police had to take over.

It took weeks to discover that, everything was solely and only done by Carmen herself. For myself, i was then freed from the suspision of hacking. And Carmen had to take a full responsibility of her own actions. After leaving the police station, i was so angry at her, i yelled at her at the top of my voice, and embarrassed her infront of the public. She was taken aback by my actions, everyone around me did. Tears streaked down her cheeks, she quickly wiped them off with the back of her sleave.

She apologised to me, and just walked off silently. I was stunned, it was my first time to see this side of Carmen. When i returned to school, i realise that, Carmen transfered school, and the guilt of scolding her came to me. Although she did something harsh to me as well, but i knew that i should not do the same thing as well. I never saw her once then, and i still able to remember the last sentence she told me,

''I''m sorry, I promise this won't happen again once I'm gone''.

I was too angry to notice and how she was like, saying that sentence to me, and if time could rewind, i really would want to take back my words. I would really like to meet Carmen again, even if its just once, to tell her that i have forgiven her for her actions to me. Will she forgive the way i treated her?



-Cherie :)



P/s: Most of this is fiction. LOL