Betrayal [LJ Idol, week 13]

[joyfulfeather]

Her name was Marie. We met the first day of sixth grade and almost instantly became best friends. We did all the things preteen best friends do - passing notes in class, sleeping over at each others' houses on the weekends, giggling and laughing and carrying on whenever we were together. I was always a shy kid, never good at making friends. I'd

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[halfshellvenus]

I'm so sorry you went through this. I wish I could say I'd never heard of this kind of thing happening to children, but I know that it does.

I could never have been friends with Marie again after that. You don't deal with your problems by being cruel to others. You just don't. And "being upset about an aunt's divorce" is not remotely an excuse for what she did to you. :(

[jem0000000]

*hugs* What a difficult experience; I'm glad you had other people to help you through it.

[eternal_ot]

It's something with me too..If you hurt me once it would really be hard to be back to normal again..though I don't hold grudges but then I just can't trust the person back again.
*Hugs* I agree with no point going back to the past. Let the scar heal..:)

[missbinary]

This is one of the hardest things in life, when someone you thought was a friend, leaves you just like that. It is good to then find other friends like you did, who help you heal.

[roina_arwen]

Kids can be cruel, sometimes. Like you, it makes me wonder what the real story was, because Marie's explanation sounded off to my ear, too.