You know who you are.

I saw you all the time. We were friends, at least at one point.

She was happy with you. You made her smile, you made things easier for her. A sense of security, that’s what she found in you.

Things went on for a while, and I’m not saying either one of you are in the right. No one is here. You both said and did things you shouldn’t have. But now who is hurting?

She woke me up that night. I hope you know that.

She woke me up, tears staining her face and I knew something was wrong. She hadn’t told me where she was going or who she was going with, but we both knew it was you.

I know you put in a lot of effort. I know you did your best. But she was going through a lot. She had some complications that came with being in a relationship and you knew that before you got together.

So tell me why, over a year later, I wake up to my best friend, someone I care about deeply, would do anything for, tell me why I woke up to her crying because of you.

You’re not a bad person. You’re really not. And I know you had your reasons for doing what you did.

But don’t pretend for a second that you don’t know how much you hurt her. Don’t pretend for a second that you were doing the best thing for both of you. Don’t lie to yourself, to her, and don’t you dare try to lie to me.

I see everything. I see both sides of your relationship. I see her happy, I see her sad, I see her when she is most broken, and do you know who is ALWAYS there to pick up the pieces? Not you. Me.

If you really cared about her, if you really loved her the way that I do, you would have NEVER done what you did. You would have never even thought about looking at the other girl. Let alone touch her.

Let me ask you this, when you were using the other girl (because we both know you didn’t actually care about her), were you thinking of my best friend?

Were you thinking of how she would hurt? Were you thinking of how much she cared about you? How much she cared about your relationship? How she could barely trust you as it was because of the past, but continued to love and support you anyway? No. Clearly, you weren’t thinking about any of that.

Well, here I am, thinking of her. I’m thinking of her wellbeing, her happiness, and how long it is going to take to get it back because God KNOWS how long that will be.

You’re a coward.

Keep whispering those lies to the other girl, the same lies you told my best friend. Keep looking for someone to make everything better for you, because guess what? It’s not going to happen.

I hope you learn from this. I hope you learn that this is NOT how you treat people. And, I hope you learn what it’s like to hurt someone who loves you so much, that you hurt the people who love them.

You hurt my best friend, and in turn you hurt me. She deserves so much better than what you could ever give her. You may be forgiven eventually, but neither of us will ever forget.