Posted by bunnyRys on Tue 3 Feb 04, 10:13 AM to bunnyRys's blog.
Last November a friend was in trouble financially and I leant her a hundred pounds. At the time, the money was to be returned for Christmas. Christmas came and she didn't have the money, which was understandable. I relied on my credit cards to make it through Christmas. I was able to pay off the credit cards with my tax refund. Who knew the government ever gave back money, eh? LOL!
January came and I texted and e-mailed her a couple times. At one point she said she was on the way to the bank to transfer the money. Two weeks later I e-mailed my bank and received confirmation that no money transfer was ever put through to my bank account. Last night we spoke for the first time in ages and as soon as I mentioned the money the conversation abruptly ended. I believe she has now blocked me from her IRC and MSN list.
Today I received confirmation that my company is doing layoffs. I'm looking at my budget and trying to figure out how long I can stay in this country should I need to wait for a new work permit to be issued. I understand a hundred pounds is a lot of money, but it could be paid back in smaller sums. For example, twenty pounds a month until the debt was paid. If I knew the money was coming, I could include it in my plan.
What hurts most is that I trusted this person. I was there for her when she had relationship difficulties and I was there for her when she couldn't pay her rent and now she's not there for me when I need someone to listen to my fears and to help me with my rent.
I now understand the British term “Mug” because that's what she took me for.
Edited Tue 3 Feb 04, 11:05 AM by bunnyRys
