Surprisingly Mirrored

"First impressions last..."

Is this saying a sure thing all the way? At all times? And is it true to all?... If you're going to ask me, I think you need to think twice!

You see, I have this classmate. At first, I thought of her as someone that I wouldn't be able to get along well with. We might attend the same classes and we might bump into eachother in the campus every now and then, but we never really had the chance to hang around for long nor have some short chit-chats.

I don't really have any idea but I just don't like the thought of being near her 'presence'. I even wonder if I would be able to stand the idea of having her as my classmate or worst, as a groupmate! I mean, there's nothing wrong with her physically. She has the face, and she absolutely have complete and normal body parts. But I don't know why nor I can simply explain why I'm so uneasy around her.

Sometimes I think that maybe I'm just unmindfully irritated with her because she has a strong personality like me. I can even compare and picture ourselves as two similar poles of the magnets that would instantly repel if placed near eachother.

I also thought that she was a snob, especially to those people not close to her or a stranger to her. Frankly speaking, I loathe her!...Just joking!!! :)... I may not like the idea of having her around but it doesn't mean I hate her. But then again, that was before I had the chance to get to know her better!

I guess it's plainly coincidence, or just mere circumstances that we're brought together to get to know eachother more. Not long ago, I had the chance to hang-out with her and our other common friends. I admit, it's kind of weird and awkward at first to be that 'near' her. I didn't even know how to act around her. Amazingly, my first close encounter with her ended, and yes, we had the chance to talk.

That close encounter were followed by another, and then another, and then another... until it became a constant 'thing' between her group of friends and mine as well to hang-out together. Because of this, I have no choice but to talk to her and make friends with her until one day, all those uneasiness and 'I-thoughts' about her vanished out of nowhere. And to my surprise, I've found myself being glad that I was able to know the real her. I've found out as well that we're, in fact, so alike in many ways. I was so pleased to know that someone likes and does things the way I like and do things.

I now realized that maybe I was somewhat bothered with her presence back then because I was able to see bits of myself on her (so much for thinking that I have a very, very 'unique personality!). Ironic it may seem, but I was more than amazed and delighted that I've allowed myself not just to 'watch' her, but to really 'see' her. Now, I get the picture. All those times I was actually seeing myself, uniquely and magnificently reflected on her.

xoxo,

Mae =)