By Katelyn Forschler, TIWP Student

You are a horrible person. Okay okay…maybe that is a little bit harsh. You are a guy whose ego is larger than their personality. You are a smart guy who says all the wrong things. You are the most caring narcissist I have ever met. Notice how confusing your traits are. Despite the things I heard about you before we were friends, I still gave you a chance. A chance to let go of your stingy attitude towards everyone at the school. I was willing to start fresh. A clean slate and clean mind ignoring the outside opinions of you. At first, I defended you. I saw you as the guy who was trustworthy, intelligent, and misunderstood. We shared a common friend, so if he could put up with you, so could I. Instantly, we became the closest of friends. You told me I was the only friend you could trust. You told me your deepest secrets, and the fears that eat at your mind every night. You’d talk about the girls you’ve liked, and the others that you didn’t. All this talk and talk and you never made it clear that the girl you wanted was me. How was I supposed to know? You never stopped blabbing about the ones that got away! I thought we both knew this was just a friendship. Clearly, the feeling wasn’t mutual when the whole friendship crumbled to pieces when you heard news that I liked someone else. I didn’t mean to offend you. You asked me the question! Did you want me to lie? Did you want me to hold your hand as if I was telling you the world was ending? This was the first time I saw your true colors. All the names you called me, the word vomit, the snarky comments, and all of your pettiness ruined our friendship. You took one response as a stab to the heart, and decided to throw away any part of our friendship that still remained. You gossiped to your friends about me like a teenage girl. You walked around like you didn’t know me. You tried to turn my friends against me and make me pay for my actions. All this drama over one feeling I carried. Now I understand what they meant. I understand that you were not someone capable of a friendship with me. We were simply two paths crossing for a short period of time. That was it.