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Sep 7
Betrayal is a strange kind of wound. It never comes from the blade of a stranger—it comes from the hand you once held, the voice you once trusted, the presence you once leaned on. It is not the enemy that ruins you. It is the friend who knew your secrets. It is the family member who knew your weakness. It is the lover who knew your heart. And because betrayal always comes from within your circle, the sting is sharper, the scar deeper, and the healing slower. That is why I say: before you do me *****, make sure you never need me again. Because there will come a day when pride runs dry, when excuses wear thin, when the world closes its doors on you and you remember the one person who stood by you in silence, in patience, in loyalty. And when that day comes, you will find that you have burned the very bridge that once led you back to safety.

You think betrayal is just an action—it is not. It is a declaration. It says: I don’t value you enough to protect you. I don’t honor what we had enough to keep it safe. I choose myself at your expense. Betrayal is not an accident. It is a choice. And choices always have consequences.

Trust is the most fragile currency in the world. It is invisible, weightless, but priceless. You can build it for years and lose it in seconds. And yet, people play with it like it costs nothing. They take advantage of the silence of loyalty. They mistake kindness for weakness. They believe forgiveness is endless. And so they test the limits, pushing further each time, until one day the rope snaps and they realize they are dangling over a void of their own making.

When I give someone my trust, it is not because I am naïve. It is because I have chosen to see them as more than just another face in the crowd. I choose to believe they will guard my back, not stab it. I choose to believe they will protect my name, not smear it. I choose to believe they will hold my truth, not weaponize it. But when that trust is broken, I do not rebuild it easily. And if you dare betray me, then at least be wise enough to make sure you will never need me again. Because trust, once shattered, does not grow back like a broken bone. It crumbles into dust, and you cannot put dust back together.

Life has a cruel sense of irony. The very people you harm today may be the ones you desperately need tomorrow. You never know when the tables will turn. The one you insulted may be the only one willing to speak for you in a room full of silence. The one you ignored may be the only one who remembers you when everyone else forgets. The one you betrayed may be the only one who still has the key to the door you now desperately need to open.

And yet, people betray as if they will never taste hunger. They betray as if they will never need comfort. They betray as if they will never be desperate for a helping hand. But the truth is, everyone eventually faces a moment when pride collapses. Everyone eventually faces a storm that strips away their defenses. And in that moment, they will remember who they wronged. So I say again: before you do me *****, make sure you never need me again. Because if the day comes when you come crawling back, you will find no open arms—only the echo of your own choices.

Some people betray, and then later crawl back, pretending nothing happened. They think a smile erases the knife in the back. They think time alone heals wounds without apology. They think their need is enough reason for forgiveness. But pride is a strange thing. It blinds people into thinking they will never fall. It convinces them that bridges can always be rebuilt after they burn them. But life is not that merciful. Once you burn me, you burn me completely. I do not rebuild bridges that were destroyed in fire. I build new roads elsewhere, far away from the ashes.

And here’s the irony—many who betray are shocked when they discover I can live without them. They believed I was dependent. They believed I was weak. They believed I was bound to them by some invisible chain. But betrayal has a way of showing me the truth: that I can survive without the betrayer, but the betrayer cannot survive without me.

So listen carefully. If you are planning to betray me, at least have the dignity to ensure you will never need me again. Because when you crawl back—and you will crawl back—you will not find me waiting. I will not be your savior when the world spits you out. I will not be your comfort when your pride has eaten you alive. I will not be the shoulder you cry on when loneliness surrounds you. You may laugh now, thinking you have outsmarted me. You may smile, thinking I will never discover the truth. You may even convince yourself that betrayal carries no consequence. But life has a way of revealing hidden hands. Truth has a way of surfacing, even from six feet under. Lies rot. Secrets decay. Masks slip. And when that moment comes, I will already be standing far from you, untouched, unharmed, unmoved.

The real danger of betrayal is not in the act itself—it is in the aftershock. Betrayal creates ghosts that haunt relationships forever. It plants seeds of doubt that grow like weeds. It teaches people to look over their shoulder, to question every smile, to second-guess every word. Betrayal poisons not just one bond—it poisons the very soil of trust, making it harder for new bonds to grow. And yet, betrayers rarely think this far. They live in the moment, feeding their desires, their greed, their pride, without realizing they are sowing destruction. They dig their own grave, shovelful by shovelful, until they are too deep to climb out. And then, with trembling hands, they look for help. But help does not come. Because the one person they could have counted on is the very person they buried beneath lies.

The truth has a strange way of surfacing, no matter how deeply buried. You can cover it with lies, distractions, excuses—but it seeps through cracks, it whispers in silence, it bleeds into the air. And when it emerges, it does not ask permission. It arrives like thunder, breaking open the sky. So I warn you: do not betray lightly. Do not throw away trust as if it were a toy. Do not use people as if they are disposable. Because one day, when the truth stands tall, when the mask falls off, when the consequences arrive at your doorstep, you will realize what you lost. And you will remember this: I do not come back to those who betrayed me.

So before you do me *****, make sure you never need me again. Make sure you will never knock on my door for help. Make sure you will never cry my name when you are drowning. Make sure you will never hope for my hand when you are falling. Because betrayal is a choice, and choices have consequences. I will not be your savior after you have made me your victim. I will not be your comfort after you have made me your target. I will not be your shield after you have pierced me with your own sword. I am not your enemy—but if you treat me like one, then prepare to face life without me. And when that day comes, remember this: you were warned.
the breaktime monologue
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the breaktime monologue  25/F/Philippines
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