Thanks but my dignity's intact (just)!

Thank you for returning the bits and bobs.

Through out what has been a very difficult time I have tried to be open and honest with you about how I felt, out of respect. I knew things would be difficult, and I was prepared for that; despite the awkwardness I was prepared to at least try for a better outcome than a dissolved friendship.

And having given things a lot of thought after our last conversation, I conclude that for various reasons you decided that it would be better to show blatant disregard for me as a supposed-once-friend, with your mistrust, coldness, rudeness, deliberate disdain and cruelty.

And when I asked you about it, STILL you thought it would be a better approach to be as cruel and hurtful as possible, and call it "honesty". I really hope no-one ever does the same to you Nicola. No person deserves cruelty, or to have their dignity trampled on. It takes a hard heart to behave like that when someone makes themselves vulnerable.

Well at least your text from the other night made me laugh! I certainly wouldn't have expected you to have all the other edible stuff!!!

Sadly though, I notice you couldn't resist YET another dig about having got rid of everything else - touche. Bravo, it's easy to kick someone when they're on the floor isn't it! I get it Nicola. You don't have to be vicious. Whatever I might have thought was friendship hasn't meant enough to you to fight for it - or to see fit to treat me with decency or kindness. That has told me everything I needed to know.

But your ability to be nasty should no longer surprise me should it ?! It is proving and has proven characteristic.

If you STILL manage to be THAT vitriolic, I am surprised you still had the Cds/DVDs at all, to be honest.

I wish I could say I had learned something from all of this - but I remain shocked and surprised at how mistaken I was.