Acerbic - Her Words or Mine ?
We all agree that there has been a time when we all; atleast once have faced that discontentment of a 'friend' who is well, 'friendly'. Not when you were new at school, or when you were disliked by everyone. What I speak about; is that time, when your best friend was changing or that's what you felt like. And because your views did not match with hers/his like they always did; you started having quarrels or tempered debates. And that is when it all starts getting - ACERBIC. She said something, and you replied back. She made up a face and and muttered something else, when you got vexed and fastened back at her about what she had said. A harsh word here and a strident one there. And at the end, you both with your books clutched in your hands, one as fiery as fire and the other almost in tears turn around and stomp away. Sounds familiar ? To those for whom it doesn't you might think upon this as a comical scene; a fight between two 'besties' but this isn...