Sunday, March 21, 2004

A tale of betrayal
Some time ago, my friend Allyson suggested I come to her church. I agreed, and I came that Sunday. The service was pretty boring, but i got to meet one of her friends, Arianna.
After the service, this boy approached me and said hi. He introduced himself as Steve. We didn't really get a chance to talk much, because Allyson's parents just came to pick us up.
Over time Steve and I became friends, although sometimes he made it obvious he wanted to be more than just a friend. Then all of a sudden Allyson (who previously hated him) decided to befriend him too. So did Arianna, and she ended up becoming Steve's girlfriend...for a while.
One day at school, Steve's cousin told me that he had another girlfriend, and hinted the kinds of...things...they did. I was shocked. Steve always seemed to be full of personality and I couldn't believe he would do something like that.
I was angry. Steve had managed to fool all of us: Allyson, Arianna and even me. I emailed him and said some angry things I can't remember. He did not reply, but later that week, when I went to church, he threatened to beat me up. Of course he said it with the occasional expletives.
I was hurt, but I refused to let it show, as usual. Allyson and Arianna started to ignore me, because they knew that if they came to talk to me, he would get angry at them too. They even wanted me to apologize to him.
I had too much pride within my soul to bring myself to apologize, so I held my tongue, and in church I remain silent and alone to this very day.
Quoting lyrics from a song always helps me express myself, so here goes-

Never was and never will be
You don't know how you betrayed me
Somehow you've got everybody fooled...
Never was and never will be
You'll never know how you betrayed me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool...
-'Everybody's fool' by Evanescence.
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