DISCLAIMER: All names, scenes and facts in this article are true.
I have a best friend. Her name is Gracia. We are not relatives, more than relatives so that we are willing to share the trivial in life. And I think the only problem she has is that when she falls in love, she becomes a fool.
Just three days ago, it was 11:30 at night, and she was talking to me on WeChat.
“Sleep? I can’t make up my mind about something. Come and analyze it for me.”
“You say.”
“Do you remember my ex, the one I broke up with last year? We have not been in touch for half a year. Yesterday he friended my WeChat suddenly and asked me to borrow money. What should I do?”
“DO NOT BORROW.”
*
I remembered that ex-boyfriend of hers. We had a meal together last summer vacation, which left a deep impression on me.
When I meet people, I always arrive a little earlier than the appointed time, so I think it’s OK to wait a while. Ten o’clock, the appointed time. At this time, my friend arrived first. She said her boyfriend had something to do and would come later. After about 45 minutes, he came. Before they arrived, I bought us some drinks because I took it for granted that I was free for the meal. I didn’t enjoy the whole meal, because her boyfriend seemed to be very busy, always going out to make phone calls, and what I couldn’t accept was that he smoked during the meal. In the end, my friend nudged him to suggest that he should check out. I could see from his expression that he was surprised at first, and then a little helpless. He looked at his phone, and after a while my friend picked up her phone, too. Then I parted with them and vowed to myself never to eat with them again.
*
She continued to say: “Before we broke up, he borrowed more than 3000 yuan from me and has not returned it to me. I think he should also have borrowed some money from his friends. How can he have no money now?”
“I thinkhe believes that it’s easier to borrow money from you.And maybe he doesn’t want to repay.”
“But we’ve been together for so long, so he shouldn’t be so cruel.He’d got so much, doesn’t he think it’s enough?”
“OK. You can have a try. See if he pays you back.”
“Do you think he was trying to test me?”
“I don’t think so. It would be too costly for you to take part in this test, and you would have nothing if he asked for the money.”
“He doesn’t have to test me with money if he wants to. No one like him is so cruel to leave meand recontact me in order to borrow money.”
“You met a man who cheated and flirted with your feelings.”
“But after more than two years of relationship between us, I still can’t believe he is such a heartless person.”
“Two years? How many couples have been married for years and still end up divorcing?”
“Yes, you are right. But if ever changes his mind...”
“He doesn’t have a good moral character if he borrows money and doesn’t pay it back. I think you should think twice.”
“Yes. I need to think again. After such a long time relationship I don’t believe he is that kind of person.”
I thought an hour of sleep was wasted inexorably. I forget to say that the meal was paid for by my friend.
