In my view, trust is a virtue that is difficult to regain when broken. Most relationships are built on trust hence when trust is broken, relationships begin to fall apart. A lot of people have had their trust broken and I am no exception
My trust issues started during my second year of junior high school.
I had just moved into a new school and because I knew no one there, it was hard for me to adapt to the place.
Thankfully, during my third day in the school, a girl approached me and instantly became my friend. She introduced me to her other friends and classmates, spoke to me, and offered to show me around.
We became so close from then that we are, went to class and went on breaks together. She being a border and I being a day student didn't weaken our bond. A lot of people complimented us on the relationship we had while others envied it.
All of a sudden, her actions toward me began to change. We used to buy food together and split the bill in half and pay but she started to change that and I began to pay all.
I was nonchalant at first but I got suspicious when she started to demand money from me.
She took money from me all the time and promised to pay but never did.
Even though I was suspicious of her, I didn't stop being generous to her because she made me feel welcome in the school
Little did I know that anytime she took money from me or failed to pay her part of the bill, she went back to the dorm to bad-mouth me to her friends.
She tells them that, I am dumb and she's taking advantage of me.
I got heartbroken and hurt because I thought good of you and this is the perception you have of me.
Ever since then, I've had a hard time trusting and helping people because anytime I try to do so, I remember what happened and get hindered.
Indeed, "trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair."
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