Before we knew the truth

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First Edition — 2026

“Sometimes, the person you trust the most is the one who knows exactly how to break you.”

To the girl who trusted her best friend more than herself,

Not knowing that trust would become her greatest downfall.

To every friendship that ended in silence and scars,

And to every heart that learned the hardest truth- sometimes, the closest ones hurt the most….