I think most people have heard of my story...or at least the shortened version (located in what's the story behind your sn) But I'll go into the longer version. First off, 8th grade, I was about....13 at the time. I joined track with one of my friends and it was alot of fun...at first anyway. That's where I met Glenn. About a week into it, he asked me out(didn't know his name or anything) of course, I said no. he asked why. My answer was because I don't know you. and that was it for the day. Didn't try making small talk or anything, just went about our warmups and laps. The next day, I was talking with my friend, Sam, and Glenn came up to me w/ his buddies Adam, and a couple of others. They were talking about the "great night we had together" (for those who are innocent enough not to get it, he was implying a great night of sex, and I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HIS NAME FOR GODSAKES!!) So, I was pretty much in shock, and sam was like whoa, what's going on with you? So, later, I talked to Glenn alone, and he was convinced we were dating. I tried to correct him that No, we weren't. (still had no idea what his name was, have no idea how he knew mine) Anywho, it kept going on and on, and I just kinda ignored it, thinking it would go away. Finally, I just snapped, and I "broke up" with him, thinking he'd leave me alone. The next day, I was at lunch w/ some of my so called best friends. Our usual table was for some odd reason full, and we had to sit elsewhere. At this time, I had asked my friend, Sam, what the kids name was, and now knew it was Glenn. So, we sit at this table, and I see glenn a table away, his back to me. I told them I wasn't staying, and started to leave. They made me stay, after I told them what was going on, and they assured me that if he came over, they'd make him leave. (their the tough girls...and as I thought at the time, would do anything to help a friend, and I trusted them....big mistake on my part) So, I stayed, all nervous whether or not he was going to show. And finally, he came over, and I felt so scared, I was sick of seeing the guy, and he came over, put his arm around me and started talking about all the "fun times we've been having" I was devestated and tried getting his arm off of me, and at the same time, my best friends were laughing. I felt so betrayed, and I didn't even notice glenn and Adam, I was so shocked that my friends would do that to me. The bell finally rang, and we all went off to class, and I went through the rest of the day in a daze, I don't remember anything besides feeling the betrayal of my best friends. I mean, I couldn't stick up for myself at the time, and now I wish I would have...so I wouldn't have to feel the pain of being laughed at by my best friends, when I was clearly in the need of their help and not trying to get them to laugh. Anywho, I dodged glenn for the rest of the year, he was going one way, I went the other, school ended a week later, and all was good. I figured, there's no way he's going to remember that. So, freshman year starts, I can't talk to my former best friends because all I feel is that sense of betrayal. I didn't see Glenn that much, but he still harrassed me in the halls. I had a class with Adam though, and he made a notion of mentioning glenn every chance he got. Finally, one day, I got so ticked, in that class, I was the quiet one, never talked, did my work, read a book. that was it. So Adam comes up to me, and says something about how we've been such good friends and now I'm being a royal bitch, what happened to change that. I got so fed up, I don't remember anything, but I blew up at him, telling him we were never friends, that he and glenn made up this sick illusion we were dating and spreading rumors about my "nights" with him and that I hated them for breaking up my friendship with my best friends, and most of all, for making me feel weak. I guess the teacher was still in the room and heard the whole thing. I was shaking so bad, and crying that the teacher lead me out in the hallway, I don't remember getting out there, and the next thing I know, Mr. Cruz is asking me to start from the beginning. I finally fessed up, and Cruz made sure adam stayed away from me in class and Glenn....well I'm sure Adam told him how I felt, because he was in 2 of my classes last year, never even looked at me once. I was terrified he was going to do something to me, but didn't. thank god. I probably would have hurt him.....and I wish I had enough guts to pay him the favor back.
One thing for sure though, I know no one will ever make me feel that way again. One thing I also hate about it is that I can't tell my best friend anything...can't really TALK to her like I used to because I'm afraid of the betrayal that could come.(had nothing to do w/ this, she knew the story after I finally told her, and she stuck up for me, unlike my other friends....) I've closed myself off, lost my faith in people, and I'm trying to gain that back, and I think I'm having some success. I know I'll never get to the point I was at before this. I can't talk to a guy without wondering what the alterior motive is, and I hate that too. *sigh*