*The Dirty Little Secret

Trust is one of the most important values a human being can ever possess and hope to recieve. Mentioned before, without the foundation of trust, relationships between human beings would be shallow, empty shells, where communication and vital bonding cannot exist. While a lack of trust would lead to devastating emotional destruction, overdosage of it would lead to the same results if one is too gullible. This 5 letter word represents one very volatile component in anyone's life, and how they 'utilize' it can result in very disprate outcomes.


Hans and his mysterious friend surprised themselves with the short span of time they had bonded and gelled. They had never hung out before and had never conversed, yet one night of harmless fun changed all that. Perhaps it was the discovery of the similar nature of characters that had endeared one to the other.
While their trust in each other was not solid, Hans' mystery friend had disclosed some disturbing secrets a few nights back. With the trust placed in him by X bearing a huge cost on friends involved, Hans made the bold decision to reciprocate that trust and somehow betray a friend in the process. And for the second time, another private conversation between Hans and X occured, with yet another troubling secret revealed, one that completely changed the perspective Hans held of one of his friends. How would this new information affect Hans' attitude towards this friend?




Cravings for ice-cream led to Diane Shine, Nick Ivans, Hans Basil, Leroy, Cheez Kenzo and his close friend walking to nearby Sunway Pyramid to satisfy those yearnings. Prior to that though was dinner, and reality whooped Hans in his face as he was forced to omit dinner due to the steep prices and his faltering financial situation. He had enough to settle for ice-cream, although he knew that he would not be able to afford such luxuries in time to come given that his money inflow looked bleak. Just what exactly was going on within his family that was preventing money from being transferred?
Sue Anne may have missed out on the outing, but she did not on the fun, enjoying a midnight movie with her friends. Of late, pressures of studies had nibbled at her mind, although other concerns pertaining to that of emotions overruled those brought about by studies. On top of that, Sue seemed to have undergone an extreme makeover, character wise. From being the Silent Hottie last year, she seemed to have evolved into a more loquacious lady, one whose jokes and conversations constantly revolve around sexual inuendos, stunning her friends. Was it just a mere transition? Or has the real Sue Anne finally emerged?


Nick Ivans and Hans Basil could probably symbolise the epitome of trust as their friendship blossomed over the past few weeks. Studying, eating, fagging together, and the list is endless. Whether Nick had subconciously replaced John was anyone's guess, but he and Hans seem to get along so well that they even suffered the same misfortune, one after the other.
Nick had been labelled the very deriding title of "gay" due to an honest mistake couple of months back, and this time, Hans found himself in the same position. Few weeks back during Angie Flo's party, his unfortunate choice of songs in his handphone led to one reveller giving him the same title. And a few days ago, another student mistook him for one, by virtue of a joke gone wrong. Could Hans be the mystery person who had altered his sexual preferences? Or was it all one giant mess?


No matter how close one is to another friend, problems and fights will emerge. Hans faced it with John recently while Sanya Dival and Angie went through it last year. This time, Hans' emotional instability caused an unnecessary rift between himself and good buddy Nick. Lame and cheerful one moment, angry and emo the precise next. It was a wonder why Hans suddenly blasted Nick during lunch, leading up to a very uncomfortable day for the duo. If that wasn't strange enough, Ash suffered a worse fate, his jovial nature torn to shreds when Hans had enough of the former's jokes and unleahed a venomous spray of evil so dark it made Ash look light. John Bow was left completely stunned, his resulting silence an indication of his shock.


With holidays around the corner, it was a tacit fact that Sunway was filled with joy. John, Dan Wise and Jac Bizkit released some accumulated stress by bowling and watching a movie together with two others. Hans, Sanya, Ash and Sue skipped Sunway's environs and headed into the city, where they found fun walking around aimlessly. Once back in Sunway, Ash trooped home, Hans and Sue met Shawn, invited him with them for ice-cream and they, including Sanya, headed out again, where they engaged in sub-personal conversations and pure triffling talk. In Sunway, Nick and Diane were busy studying Math and Magic, the former enthralling the latter with his array of neat tricks. Such extreme activities from the norm.


As the week draws to a close, many things still remain unsettled, many problems persist and many questions unanswered. Secrets, rumours and lies fly around college that one has trouble sieving truth from all distorted fact. This is where the vital element of trust comes in. Who can you trust in disseminating truth, blocking your ears from deciet and separating fact from fiction.