A recipe for most modern-day friendships:

One or two fatally warm smiles, followed by

Scores of nice bestie selfies with subtle filters

of fakeness,

A pinch of jealousy,

Garnished with fine hints of backbiting,

Served cold with hate.

Mohammad Alishan Jafri is a second-year journalism students at the Delhi School of Journalism. You can read his blog here and find him on Twitter @AsfreeasJafri

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