Reflections...friends forever

He opened his MSN list and glanced at various names followed by subcomments ranging from the bittersweet feelings of first week of school, to cheering for Calgary Flames. The list reflected the people in his real life quite well. Everyone belonged to a certain category, ranging from "Friends" who were closest to him, to "People", who just came on and off on his list, much like saying ‘hi’ and ‘bye’ while walking by. He glanced at all the names under "Friends" and stopped at one.

Things had been traversing only in one way with her for quite sometime now. She always had time to listen to him when he needed to vent, but she no longer allowed him the same privilege no matter how much he coaxed her. That violated the unspoken rule of friendship; his rule of friendship. Suddenly, it became clear, she was merely an acquaintance with whom little more than light hearted moments were to be shared.

He chuckled apathetically, clicked on her picture, holding down on the left mouse button, and dragged the name under "Acquaintances". The overall effect was negligible. He had merely replaced a friend with a stranger, and that was just fine.