I REALLY NEED ADVICE. I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE A STRANGER; PLEASE HELP ME OUT. THIS IS A SITUATION THAT'S DESTROYING ME, AND I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT'S HAPPENING.
MY FRIEND, RR (LET'S CALL HER JULIE), AND I HAVE BEEN BEST FRIENDS FOR YEARS. OUR FAMILIES ARE SO CLOSE—IT'S LIKE I'M A PART OF THEIR FAMILY. I KNOW SHE’S BEAUTIFUL—BLONDE, SEXY, EVERYONE NOTICES HER. I GET IT. SHE’S ALWAYS HAD THIS ABILITY TO MAKE GUYS FALL FOR HER, AND SHE’S BEEN CHEATING SINCE SHE WAS 15. HER FIRST BOYFRIEND? SHE CHEATED ON HIM THREE TIMES. THREE TIMES, AND HE STILL FORGAVE HER. I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW HE DID THAT. AFTER THREE MONTHS, THEY BROKE UP, BUT THAT'S JUST HOW SHE IS. SHE CHEATS ON EVERY GUY SHE DATES. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
SHE'S BEEN THROUGH COUNTLESS BOYFRIENDS, AND I’VE WATCHED HER DESTROY EVERY SINGLE ONE. BUT WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE, AND I’VE ALWAYS TRIED TO STICK BY HER—EVEN IF SHE’S DONE SOME SHADY THINGS.
SO, FAST FORWARD. TODAY, JULIE AND I BOTH TURNED 20, AND I GOT MY FIRST BOYFRIEND. I HAD THIS GUT FEELING THAT HE MIGHT CHEAT ON ME—BUT I NEVER EXPECTED THIS. I NEVER EXPECTED HIM TO CHEAT ON ME WITH MY BEST FRIEND. I WALKED INTO MY HOUSE AND WHAT DID I SEE? MY BOYFRIEND AND JULIE—KISSING. KISSING SO HARD, SO PASSIONATELY. THEY WERE ALL OVER EACH OTHER, AND I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES. IT WASN’T JUST A KISS. IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE FREAKING IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER. AND THEN... THEY WERE NAKED. YES, NAKED. ON MY COUCH, IN MY LIVING ROOM, IN MY HOUSE. I COULDN'T MOVE. I JUST STOOD THERE, WATCHING THEM GO AT IT LIKE IT WAS NORMAL. I COULD FEEL MY HEART SHATTER IN MY CHEST. I DIDN’T KNOW IF I WANTED TO SCREAM, CRY, OR JUST RUN AWAY.
THE SHOCK WAS TOO MUCH. I FELT LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE CAME CRASHING DOWN IN THAT MOMENT. HOW COULD THEY DO THIS TO ME? HOW COULD MY BEST FRIEND AND MY BOYFRIEND BE DOING... THAT... IN MY OWN HOME? I CAN'T EVEN PROCESS IT. IT FEELS LIKE A NIGHTMARE I CAN’T WAKE UP FROM.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I’M FURIOUS. I’M HEARTBROKEN. AND I’M SO LOST RIGHT NOW. HER PARENTS TREAT ME LIKE FAMILY, AND I DON’T WANT TO CAUSE DRAMA, BUT THE PAIN... THE BETRAYAL... IT’S TOO MUCH TO HANDLE. I DON’T KNOW IF I WANT REVENGE OR IF I JUST WANT TO WALK AWAY AND NEVER LOOK BACK. BUT WHAT THEY DID—IT’S UNFORGIVABLE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.