BETRAYAL

Chapter 8: The betrayal

After my secret was exposed, everything changed

I tried to convince myself that the rumors would eventually disappear

but to be honest it followed me everywhere I went

I heard whispers

"that Sasha, she's not innocent as she looks, I heard she thinks she's better than everyone"I would always hear

I pretended not to hear them but every word hurts me

The worst part was that Bella was still beside me

she acted like she cared

she would always sit with me during lunch break and ask if I was doing okay

"don't let them get to you"she would always see

and somehow I still trusted her

maybe I was foolish

maybe I just didn't want to believe that my best friend was hurting me

one day, I arrived at school earlier than usual

I said I walk to the classroom

I heard voices coming from inside

I stopped

it was Bella

I couldn't really hear everything she was saying, so I stood quietly outside the door

".... Sasha told me herself"Bella said

my heart sank

another girl asked"are you sure?"

"of course"Bella replied

"she trust me and she tells me everything"

I felt strange

"she trust me"

those words sounded different from the Bella I knew

I slowly post the door open

everyone turned towards me

Bella's face immediately changed

"Sasha"she called

I looked at her

"Bella what were you saying?"I asked her

she stood up from where she was sitting

"nothing"she said feeling a bit guilty

"don't lie to me"

the room became silent

Bella cross her arms

"you've been acting strangely"

"I heard you talking about me"

she sighed

"so?"

I stayed at her

"what do you mean by so?"

she looked at the other students then looked at me

Then she said to me

"do you want to know the truth?"

I nodded and said yes

Bella smiled

"fine"she said

she started telling everyone things I had shared with her privately

my fears

my family issues

my insecurities

things that I told her while sitting beside her, believing I was safe

I felt tears forming in my eyes

"stop"I whispered

but she continued

"you told me all of these things because you wanted me to feel sorry for you"

"that's not true"I said with tears already flowing down my cheek

"then why did you tell me?"she asked

"because you are my friend Bella"

the room became silent

Bella stared at me

and then she laughed

"friends?"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing

"you called me your best friend"

"I was"she said

"then why are you doing this to me?"I asked with a trembling voice

she's shrugged

"because you were always so perfect, everyone liked you, teachers praise you, your parents were so proud of you"

her voice became bitter

I stayed at her

"so all of this.."

"the rumors"she interrupted

yes

she smiled

"the bracelet?"I asked

she didn't answer

I did not need her to answer

her silence already made me know everything

and then suddenly I understood everything

The rumors have never been just random

the bracelets hadn't just appeared in my bag accidentally

my secret hadn't somehow escaped

Bella had been behind it all this time

the person I trusted the most had been planning my downfall while pretending to be my friend

I wiped up my tears

"Bella I trusted you"

she looked away

"and I trusted you too"she said

that answer confused me

"then why did you do this?"

she didn't respond

I picked up my bag

I wanted to scream

I wanted to cry

I wanted to make her feel the same pain she had caused me

but instead, I simply worked away

as I left the classroom

I realized something painful

"sometimes the person who breaks your heart isn't a stranger, sometimes it is the person you once called your best friend"