For Kyrianne's Heartbreak and other Life Stories challenge. Please don't pity me, this was a really rough time for me. Yeah...
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I'd never really thought about my freckles. Sure I had a lot of them. I'd also never really thought about my glasses either. I couldn't see without them. But my world came crashing down when I realized other people thought about them.
My best friend, Evelyn*, had been sort of distant with me lately. I hadn't thought of it much it. Sure, she had lied that she liked the same guy as me to keep me away from him, sure she had lied to the teacher about things I hadn't done. But really she seemed to have learned her lesson and she seemed to feel bad about it. So I was fine.
But when I followed her to hang out with one of the popular girls in school she stopped me and turned around. "Hannah* I don't think we should be friends again." She said out right. I was shocked. "Why!?" I exclaimed. "You have freckles, and glasses and those braces to really help you out. Your flat chested and super shy and not very outgoing. And you always read." She said bluntly. I felt like time had stopped. Everything negative about me had just been pointed out. Like I had some disease from wearing braces and reading a lot.
I hated her then and there. She turned around and walked away, not saying anything. I went to the washroom and cried my eyes out. How could I have been so stupid to not see past her shallow frame? "I want contacts!" I thought. But it was idiotic to try and change for her acceptance. She did not deserve it.
I now know that Evelyn* wasn't a true friend at all. I also now that I was stupid to forgive her after the first lie. And I also know that the mask she puts for everyone is fake. But I didn't know that until I learned the hard way.
*Names have been changed
