"Susan, do you even hear yourself? You're my best friend!" I cried.I grabbed her hand, but she shook me off with contempt. Her face was cold."I'm only telling the truth," she said. "You brought this on yourself."In that instant, my heart felt like it was being torn apart. This was my childhood friend, the one I had grown up with. I couldn't believe that she had changed.Then, I recalled a memory from when I was little, when Dad had punished me by withholding food. Susan would sneak over with bread, wait by my door, and quietly slip it to me so I wouldn't go hungry.She had once promised that we'd be sisters for life, that she'd always be there for me.I remembered a day we had walked hand in hand. I had asked, "Hey, what if I never get married?"Her eyes had shone with sincerity and warmth as she replied with unwavering conviction, "It's okay if you don't. I bought a place, didn't I? You can live with me, and I won't get married either. I'll take care of you for life, and we
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