06 — My “best friend”

Laura and I first met during our late years of High School, when I arrived in New York to chase my only family member left — my father… Someone I came to know existed when my mother was already fighting her final battle with cancer.

She was my first friend in this great city…. Someone I could trust and who would jump into a burning building to save me if necessary… Or so I thought.

And perhaps that's why, more than watching Eric sleep with someone else… it hurt to know that it was with Laura. Almost eight billion people in the world, and he chose to cheat on me with my best friend.

Honestly, that's what has been taking away my sleep… who knows how long they're stabbing me in the back like that.

But now that she's standing in front of me, looking at me with a cold expression… I can't help but feel a shiver run down my spine. She's with her arms crossed, looking down like she feels sorry for me. And her voice is also harsh as she says, “We need to talk.”

Laura tucks a lock of her red ha