It took a year to process, but it is very much here now. And it is agonizing. There is a mixture of disappointment toward myself and anger toward him.
Disappointment toward myself for not being stronger. For being so dependent on him that I couldn’t find it in my heart to stop his actions because I needed him there as my best friend. For internalizing his point of view and actually believing that his actions were “okay”… identifying with him… “understanding” his point of view and therefore accepting the idea of me being his outlet. “Friends helping friends”… fuck that guy.
Anger at him for taking what could have been a great friendship, complete with raves and trance events, and turning it into sexual abuse. For him having been completely aware that I was in a vulnerable mental state, taking advantage of it. For having the nerve to call me his best friend. For not appreciating the nice things I did for him. For accusing me of avoiding him for a year, when friendship is a TWO-WAY street. It’s not my job to contact you all the time in order to keep seeing each other; in fact, I ALWAYS texted first except for maybe three occasions. Anger for how he ignored my suicidal texts, then gave me a sarcastic response four days later.
Most fucked up friendship ever, that’s for sure.