What happens when you discover that you’ve been betrayed by a best friend?
Do you defend her to the source that enlightened you simply because you’re in disbelief she’s capable of doing that to you?
Do you go home feeling restless, ponder on it some more and start doubting the significance of your friendship?
Do you psyche yourself up to confront her, but you don’t because you’re too afraid to face the reality of her betrayal?
Do you try to ascertain the truth of her betrayal whilst secretly hoping that you’re somehow mistaken?
Do you question your role as a friend and wonder if her betrayal was worth the friendship that meant the world to you?
Do you then contemplate on forgiving her yet again despite previous betrayals she had tarnished your friendship with?
And if you do forgive her, would your friendship remain intact, as though not a dent has been made to its already chipped state? Do you then continue being in a farce of a friendship, knowing that everything you’ve shared together is now a heap of yesterday’s memories, tainted with her betrayal?
As I’m struggling to make peace with a betrayal that has been, I’m taking consolation in the warmth and understanding shown by a handful of my genuine friends. These are the friends that I don’t see as often as I’d like to but these are the friends who I trust to remain true to our friendship. When you’ve made one too many slip-ups in life, it’s high time to start rethinking your moves. Now, as I’m trying to close a chapter in my life that once was sweet, the saddest realization is that one of my biggest mistakes was simply to forgive and forget.
Do you defend her to the source that enlightened you simply because you’re in disbelief she’s capable of doing that to you?
Do you go home feeling restless, ponder on it some more and start doubting the significance of your friendship?
Do you psyche yourself up to confront her, but you don’t because you’re too afraid to face the reality of her betrayal?
Do you try to ascertain the truth of her betrayal whilst secretly hoping that you’re somehow mistaken?
Do you question your role as a friend and wonder if her betrayal was worth the friendship that meant the world to you?
Do you then contemplate on forgiving her yet again despite previous betrayals she had tarnished your friendship with?
And if you do forgive her, would your friendship remain intact, as though not a dent has been made to its already chipped state? Do you then continue being in a farce of a friendship, knowing that everything you’ve shared together is now a heap of yesterday’s memories, tainted with her betrayal?
As I’m struggling to make peace with a betrayal that has been, I’m taking consolation in the warmth and understanding shown by a handful of my genuine friends. These are the friends that I don’t see as often as I’d like to but these are the friends who I trust to remain true to our friendship. When you’ve made one too many slip-ups in life, it’s high time to start rethinking your moves. Now, as I’m trying to close a chapter in my life that once was sweet, the saddest realization is that one of my biggest mistakes was simply to forgive and forget.
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