A burning secret.

There comes a moment in everyone's life when they feel threatened either emotionally or physically, a moment that can shake one's foundation of self of sense.

For me, that moment was a profound experience for me, one that tested my resilience, the one that forced me to confront my deepest fears and ultimately led to a journey of self-discovery.

It all started with a situation that looked simple but later escalated to something else. A person I trusted so much and never believed she could hurt me, said something that threatened me emotionally. I confided in her in confidence about my health issue because I believe she is my friend but she turned around to use it against me and threaten me.

I was facing some challenges with my health and it was really weighing me down. I could not tell anyone except for my family members that knew about it. I could not focus on my studies because I was in school then. My friend saw that everything was not fine and decided to ask me what the problem was. I told her that everything is fine since I didn’t want to expose my problem to anyone but she kept saying that I was lying.

So I decided to confide in her by telling her everything. After telling her my story, she felt pity for me and said she could see why I'm not concentrating on my studies again. I told her not to let anyone hear about it, she promised to keep it a secret.

One fateful day, we were having a little misunderstanding, we started exchanging words and all of a sudden, she exposed the secret I told her. I was shocked that she could do that to me. Something I told her in confidence, she just said it out, without looking at the emotional damage it would have on me.

After exposing my secret, I was destabilized emotionally. I was angry, sad and felt betrayed How could someone I trusted betray me like this. I felt threatened, making it difficult to think clearly. I felt like the ground should open up and swallow me.

As the day went, I realized that the threat was not just about the secret spilled but about the fears and insecurities that had been uncovered. I had to confront my fears and face it ihead on. If not it would sttill be used against me. The realization was both terrifying and liberating as it forced me to look inward and address the part of me that I have ignored.

The moment I felt emotionally threatened, it became a turning point in my life. It pushed me to explore the part I have longed ignored by accepting to face my problem and not shy away from it.

Though what my friend did was not right,it still helped me accept my fate and not run from it. It was something I would never forget in a hurry. It taught me to set boundaries and to confront my fears.

Thank you all for reading.

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