Sometimes in life a person you trust or care about may disappoint you. They may go so far as to outright betray your trust. I recently had a conversation with someone who was betrayed by their best friend. They trusted this person and allowed them into their home, only to have the friend try to sleep with their significant other. To top it off, instead of apologizing, the “friend” insulted them once the betrayal was discovered.
Needless to say these two aren’t friends anymore. I’ve been fortunate with my friends. They’ve all been supportive of me and my relationships. No one has ever betrayed me in this way, at least I don’t know of it. But I have been on that other side. I’m not proud of it, but I did betray a friend once. I was in high school and blame it on the young, dumb, and think I know everything mentality. Still, I regret what I did and I never want to hurt a friend like again.
I guess that’s why I write stories with an element of recovering from betrayal or loss of trust. I’ve lived it, and so many people around me have too. I like to show both sides of a story. Not to justify it, but just shed light that sometimes there’s more to a breaking of trust than meets the eye. It’s one of the reasons I like Shayla from A Heart to Heal so much. At the first glance she seems like a big ole mess, but upon further inspection, you see that she’s got major issues she’s trying to overcome.
Which brings me to my question, do you like stories of healing after a betrayal?
It’s what I like to read and write. 🙂 I think we can all associate on some level. Wheter it was from a relative, friend, coworker, boss, or sadly, even a significant other, I belive we’ve all experienced betrayal. I think the reason we like to read about it is so we can see that others have also dealt with this pain. Which though I don’t want anyone to experience the same agony I have, sometimes it helps when you know someone else understands you AND you can see how they managed through the betrayal. Sometimes reading a novel such as these is therapeutic. I know writing them sure is.
Keep writing them, Synithia! 🙂
I agree, Carmen. Reading about characters you can relate to and seeing how they get through things can be therapeutic.
I really enjoy that theme in your stories. I must admit, I was a little put off by Shayla at first, but as her layers were pulled back, so to speak, I understood her actions.
I hear that a lot about her. She’s a either love or hate type character 🙂