I Talked Behind My Best Friend's Back And Betrayed Her

When Shannon first got to her new school in third grade, she was on her own, lonely, and the other kids seemed to think she was weird - until, finally, she met a great group of girls - five of them - and they all became the best of friends.

There was one girl in that group of third graders that stood out from the rest though - Celine - Shannon's BFF., her best friend. She was the gem of the group: creative, kind, smart - BUT - most of all, she was really into pink frilly things, and ponies and that kind of defined her. That style and those frilly, pretty things she loved never got old for Celine.

But as they got older, in the fifth grade and going through puberty, and Celine had still not changed her style, still loved frilly dresses and all the rest, those other girls started to judge her, make fun of her, comment about her, talk about her.

Those other girls - still Shannon's great friends - still really surprised her by how much they judged Celine, and how mean they were about it. They became mean girls. It seemed like they hated Celine because of her style and how she dressed, and maybe her bubbly sweet personality as well....

And Shannon, even though she felt it wasn't right, started to join in too - under peer pressure, but still, when she was with the other students, she would agree with the mean things they were saying. She'd go along with the the mean girls, the comments, the judgements, the insults, the rumors, the ridicule, the teasing, the gossip, the bullying. Even though is was awkward and made her feel bad and sad because deep inside she knew it was wrong, she still went along with it. How could she hate anyone, especially her best friend because of how she dressed?

It got worse when Shannon made stuff up, lied, telling the girls that she really didn't like Celine anymore and that she followed her everywhere. But the truth was, Shannon really loved Celine, really and truly her best friend, and she realized, that they followed each other everywhere, both of them.

But still, when she was with those other girls she lied to make it seem that she didn't like Celine, that she was a bad person and annoying and awkward to be around - like Celine was stalking her.

Sometimes, when Shannon was out with Celine and she caught the other girls giving her dirty looks, she would try to ditch Celine, and incredibly, Celine never found out about any of it, but she was heartbroken that Shannon would disappear on her, and the she no longer wanted to hang out as much. Shannon was hurting her, she knew it. She had somehow become a liar and a mean girl - and to her best friend of all people. Was it worth it just to be popular or to fit in?
How could she have don this to her best friend? She wonders if Celine would forgive her if she knew the truth. Would she be forgiven or would she be hated for the rest of her life for what she was doing?

All this drama went on for a long time, until finally, at the end of sixth grade, Shannon realized how wrong she had been. She realized how much she missed her best friend, and how silly and weak it was of her to act the way she had and to spread rumors about her BFF. And how bad it was that she betrayed her best friend in the world.

Shannon stopped the rumors, stopped the betrayal, ignored those other girls' gossip and got back to being best friends with Celine! She loved Celine and her love for her continues to grow every day.

Real friendship, after all, is about love and loyalty!

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[valentinavera]

“I hope she never finds out”
*makes video about it on the YouTube it*

(Next day)
*pops up on Celine’s recommended*

[clowncheck]

Narrator: I hope she never finds out
Celine: *watches video* OH MY GAWSH

[lpsallisontv]

Personally, I think you should be honest with your best friend. If she's your friend, she'll accept that you simply made a mistake! She will understand :) just tell her the truth before anything bad happens. Those other girls were not true friends. EDIT: wow

[axlrosesgf]

Her: I hope celine never finds out!

Celine: *gets videos notification and watches it*

[keirawilson]

Well tbh I think Celine might know what you could have said because it's in a video that's open to the public!

[veronicap]

well i'm just like Celine, i joined this group of girls in year 6, and they mistreated me, and talked behind my back and even told me storys about them selfs that weren't even true, some times they even ditch me and i felt betrayed, one time on my 12th birthday i made them cupcakes then dispised them as a result, i later found out it was because of my Autism that they were mistreating me so one day i told them: that's it, if you guy's are just going to keep on mistreating me, then i'm leaving, so i lefted, and that was the right thing to do, so if people are not treating you right, don't be with them

[matheusjacobina]

Is it just me or Celine looks like daphne from scobby-doo?

[lucyhipolito]

Omg, everyone is all like “ She says she didn’t want Celine to find out, but she posts it on a big YouTube channel.” Of course, it’s very probable Celine would stumble upon this, but I think maybe the narrator in a secret sort of way WANTED Celine to find out and realize how sorry she was.

[sollucis]

0:09 " I think she`s weird " says the guy with the weirdest hair 😂😂

[adoringjess]

"i hope she never finds out"

*tells story on storybooth that gets 2million views*

[couch_philosoph]

People who comment "you're not a real friend" seem to miss something : she regretted it. We all make mistakes. And yes, mistakes that hurt other people are worse than mistakes that just concerns ourselves. But nevertheless, we all make mistakes. I think the girl should tell celine, to become clean. I have no doubt that she really loves her, even though she made those mistakes. She was a child. Hopefully she has learned from this and will never do it again. And this is coming from me, someone who until university always was under the fire of bulling or backlash. The true friends make mistakes, but learn from them. The bad ones always tear you down, without feeling bad.

[itssmeii]

This story.. That happened to me also though.

[BaxterDaTrashball]

1:34 Congratulations!

You're wrong!




This gets me everytime😂

[jazmyncole]

Celine is that one girl in the class who everyone picks on, until she grows up to be a famous model because her love of fashion

[slivenurtchu]

0:08 he looks like squid ward from the broadway musical

[Vinelle]

‘I hope she never finds out..”

It’s on YouTube now.

[elani]

I hope she will never find out

POSTED ON YOUTUBE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE

[ruby-ccds]

1:33 ‘Congratulations!! You’re wrong!!’


*_ADULTHOOD IN A NUTSHELL_*

[freaky]

"I hope she never finds out :("





*puts video on one of the most used apps* she would never find out :)

[isabellab]

I like it when people admit to this stuff...its okay, everyone makes mistakes. what matters is that you own up to them or at least apologize.