A traitor is someone who knows your heart and has ripped into that heart and ripped out that heart by exposing and exploiting your vulnerabilities.

Why do people betray us?

That's an interesting question, because I've always wondered why people can be so astringent. I have friends whom I confide in, but there's this one particular friend who has hurt me terribly. It was unexpected, because that someone knew what I was going through all along.

It's not simply because I was double-crossed. Rather, that person has taken special information and used it to harm me.

I'm not going to drop any names, or even mention if that person's a he or a she. It would be impartial, and I'm just releasing what I'm feeling deep down.

So back to the question. Why do people betray others? Humans are all alike. They may differ physically, but the thing is, we all have emotions. Vehemence. Feelings. Whatever you would like to call it.

We all have experienced heartache, sadness, anger, and all the other sentiments. If we ourselves have experienced betrayal, why do we pass it unto others? We are not perfect, and that's a given, but we shouldn't pay forward our transgressions.

A friend will confide in a friend, because he or she needs someone who can understand, and not necessarily take sides or anything, but just to listen. After all, that's why we're humans. We're people. We communicate and relate. No man is an island. But what's really painful is when you swallow your pride and take risks by divulging information, and in the end you get stabbed in the back.

Some people refer to it as testing, but I for one believe that it's mean. You shouldn't fool around with a sensitive person, and you definitely should not toy with that person's state of mind.

My title for this entry is a latin sentence. It means 'you too, Brutus?' by Julius Caesar. He said it to Brutus during his last hours, after finding out that it was Brutus who conspired with Cassius against Caesar. Brutus stabbed him in the back, literally.

So I would like to ask that friend of mine why he/she betrayed me like that, saying that he/she was just "testing" me, when it didn't seem like a test. Why would he/she test my trust to begin with, it just seems illogical. Especially now that I'm really agitated.

You know who you are. So, my friend, if you really are my friend, Eh tu Brute?

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