by M. Bustamante-Navarro

Created on: February 02, 2009

Many of us have come from different walks of life. Throughout the years we have made plenty of friends, some are true, and others are fake. We convince ourselves that we have the greatest friends in the world. Everyone of us have been used by one or two friends.

I can vouch to being used several times in my life, but not as bad as the year 2004. Most of my friends I was able to forgive, except for Betrayle. I became friends with Betrayle in 1999, so I knew her for a good six years. She and I had daughter's born the same year, they attended Pre-K thru 4th grade. Our daughters and us would hang out together, we would go to the mall, to seeing movies together, or attending parties and holidays together.

Betrayle seemed to be the sweetest person alive, but my old long time friends would tell me to be extra careful with her. They would tell me that Betrayle would talk behind my back. My dearest friends were jealous of Betrayle. They envied her, for I was glued to the hip. I asked my parents for advice, all they could say was "Just remember who your true friend's are."

One night my mother calls me to tell me that I need to rush to my father's side, because he had little to live. Throughout the seven hundred miles Betrayle was the one on the phone with me. She stayed on the phone with me the whole way, to comfort and tell me everything would be okay. My own sister didn't even do that.

Until then, I continued to let everyone know that Betrayle was a wonderful friend. As our girls got older and smarter I noticed Betrayle was changing her demeanor. Both our daughter's would compete against each other. They wouldn't just compete in sports, but in the classroom too. Betrayle was a teacher aide at the school our daughter's were in. She was a bit vile to some of the student's who were mean or smarter than her daughter. It was not a rumor I would hear, but an honest fact I saw first hand.

Those were the things my truest friends would point out to me, but I never believed them. Then Betrayle did the worst any friend could ever do, she got my daughter kicked out of school,the day before a major test from the state. The principal did what Betrayle wanted her to because, Betrayle had just purchased a home from her.

I took matters into my hands and asked the superintendent to find out why the principal had given my daughter a withdraw form. When the superintendent found out the reason he called me immediately. He said he didn't want a lawsuit, but that I could get one on my friend. He said she had convinced the principal to throw my daughter out of school. My daughter wasn't a discipline problem she was a straight "A" student.

Betrayle not only hurt me, but she scarred my daughter for life. She betrayed the love and devotion I had for her. Betrayle used me in the worst way a human could ever be used, by hurting my daughter, and she was suppose to be my friend.

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