Cheaters on the way!

Once in our life we found someone we don’t like and we don’t want to be. But somehow it makes us realize how selfish we are not to treat them fair. How about someone who sinned against you? A sin which worth your freedom and even if your life? Would you forgive that person?

I had a schoolmate named Nena (not her real name). She is one year younger than me. She is also my neighbor. When I was grade 3, I joined a dance group with four members. She was also one of us. In our group, she was the slowest learner. Our choreographer always scolded her because of that. I feel pity on her so I encourage her to be strong.

When she reached grade 4, I’ve heard that she became an honor student. I was amaze of that because she didn’t have any awards before. She sometimes goes to our house and asks me to teach her on some of her lessons. So I thought she was changed. I thought she became more responsible. But I was really, really wrong.

I was a member of a Rondalla group in our school before. I had co-members who are her classmates. One of them had told me that Nena cheats. I was shocked upon hearing the news. She said that it was Nena’s seatmate who told her. Nena would peep at the book during the test. She often tells the checker to mark check her wrong answers. And because the checker was frightened at her, she would also follow Nena. Nena also asks her seatmate for the answers. If her seatmate refuses, Nena shouts her seatmate’s secrets. By that reason, her seatmate follows her. Have you ever realize how powerful she is to demand on her classmates?

Suddenly, I remember that there are times when she borrows my grade 4 books. She would return after 3 days. I wondered if she copied the answers of my book. So I investigated.

Starting from that moment, I always observe on her activities. And then one time, she borrowed my English book. She also brought her English book into our house. What?! She was comparing the answers. Then she put some marks on her book. She was also memorizing the answers. Isn’t it cheating? She didn’t see me because I was hiding behind the refrigerator. Oh my God?! I can’t imagine she can do that.

She was the number 1 issue in the campus. Everybody was talking about her. But there were still students who didn’t know about the issue. It is so shameful to say but I really hate her! After all the encouragements I gave her, she would just cheat on me! And don’t you know that she became the valedictorian of their batch? I hate her because she took away all the chances of the other honor students who were more deserving than her! I really feel pity on those students because I also had those experiences. I really hate CHEATERS! If I could hear someone who is a cheater, I would really hate him/her. Cheaters destroy our sacrifices! Cheaters block our path into our dreams! Cheaters stoop us to be successful! They are all obstacles in the way!

But I can’t be like this forever? What if she would say sorry to me? Should I forgive her? I can’t answer my own question. But as of now, I want to be sure that no one of my friends is a CHEATER because I HATE them ALL!!!