Friday. June 18, 2010. Well, it is not quite unusual for us, teenagers, to hang out with our friends especially on weekends. The story that my going to impart to you guys is one of my extraordinary experience in my life and it taught me one very good lesson about socializing to other people. Intriguing huh? But what is its connection with our topic toxicology? Read and find out for yourself.
As my introduction goes, it was Friday night (June 18), while we are having our lunch break after the Seminar class, my friend, Princess (not our classmate), texted me if I am available to hang out with her friends that night. Well since I have nothing to do that day I texted her back and said that I can go with her.
Our meeting place is at SM Pampanga and I was expecting that she was already with her friends. But I was wrong. Absolutely wrong. She was with this short dark guy who looks very unusual and definitely not familiar. She introduced me to him, and his name is Gerald. I approached him politely as much as I could even though he looks suspicious to me as if he’s going to do no good that night. And yes, I was right. He’s definitely what I thought from the first time I saw him. I asked Cess if she knows that guy for a long time and she answered no, he is just her textmate, and he wanted to meet her. After that, the friends of Gerald came over to meet us. The scenario was very weird. Most especially Kirsh. Kirsh is a handsome guy honestly, he’s cute but seems to be out of the world. He’s laughing with nothing to laugh for and it annoyed me a lot that time. Monice, looks like Joh, her personality, everything. She’s just like the replica of Joh. And the others? I didn’t mind them, they’re not that interesting anyway. They invited us to go to Total to drink and we just went with the flow. When we were in the jeepney, Monice brought out something on her bag. Looks like clorets or a candy and she asked Kirsh if he want some. Kirsh nodded and Monice gave him. With that moment, Cess whispered to me and she said, “megkamali ka ta yata pekyabayan”. I was surprised with what she said because in the first place she was the one who invited me and now what the hell is she telling me. From that moment, I was not at ease with the people around me. I didn’t understand what’s going on.
Until we reached Total, Gerald bought some food and drinks while Monice talked to us, trying to entertain us, the new ones in the group. Monice asked if we are still studying and I said yes, taking up Medical Technology. Princess answered no, she stopped with the course Pharmacy. They were surprised when they knew that we are both from the medical field and they were most interested with Cess knowing that her course is BS Pharmacy. Then for the second time, Cess whispered to me, “alistu ka mu”. I didn’t understand why I have to do that but it made me nervous that time. Then after a moment, they were now talking about drugs. Valium, Tegretol, Pruvera, Cytotec, Stiroge, Atenolol. That I was figured out that these people abuses drugs! Cess is a bit at tension right now and she was trying to be as calm as she could. We are both worried of what they could do. We both monitor each of their moves. Until it came to a point that they dared Cess to take Valium. I knew Cess would not agree but I was wrong, she took it. She smiled, and got something from her bag. Vitamin B complex. She drank and took the Vitamin B. She’s fine. But I am worried if she would be on a high after a while. What am I going to do if that happened? Definitely I have no Vitamin B or what. And then Cess told the group that I have to go. I was shocked with her action. And she winked at me and said, “muli na ka, pota nanu pang gawan da, yaku agyu ku, muli nku din pinandit eka tamu pin pweding misabe mako”. I followed her instruction to me and besides I also wanted to escape that place quickly. The moment I left the place, Cess is still fine, normal. But the others? No. They are on a high. Insane. Whatever. Kirsh had a deep cut on his arms when he is skateboarding, but it seems that his body is numb of any pain. Definitely they are on drugs.
That was the story, and it left me a lesson, never be too confident to trust strangers. And with its connection to toxicology, basically about the use of drugs, their proper use not in abusing them.
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