Helic & The Duchess

I’ve known these 2 individuals for a big chunk of my life, during the whole ‘uni student trying to grow into a functioning, sensible member of society’ phase. Helic and the Duchess were already fast friends and I remember sitting behind them when we were introduced during our 2nd semester. I guess we kinda drifted together after working on assignments and projects. I knew the Duchess as ‘the girl who cycled to class even though her dad can afford to give her a car’ and Helic was always the odd guy out. He didn’t seem to be in any of the boys’ cliques even though he was on good terms with all of em..

I lived with the Duchess for about 2 ½ years in an apartment off-campus, where I learnt she practically lived on Milo, loves reading fanfics well into the night and is a gadget-freak. I introduced her to the Sims (which she still curses me for to this day) and she, in turn, puts up with my many moods.

Helic drove around in his dad’s beat-up old Galant which had a few month’s worth of junk accumulated in the back seat. We’d simply tutup mata and push aside the empty food containers and KFC boxes when he gave us a ride. That is, until we discovered an ant convoy merrily making its way across the backseat. Two yapping, indignant friends got him to keep the back of that car tidy in no time. We also tried our best to curb him of his more ‘eccentric’ obsessions and stalker tendencies, a fruitless effort at times.

After almost 8 years, they turned out to be my bestest (pardon the term) friends ever. So I couldn’t be happier when I got to see my 2 best friends get married last weekend – to each other after over a year of dating… They looked radiant (Helic seemed relieved, maybe cos sekali lafaz je hehehe), and I wish them all the happiness they rightfully deserve.. I love you guys!!