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Imagine if you will: two very close gal-pals in the 7th grade. One day, one of the two finds out about her Lebanese heritage. This gal never once hid a secret from her other friend, so she proudly tells her of her heritage. The friends, being a bit soft in the head and having rather unusual hearing, is led to believe that her friend wants out of the closet and, not knowing entirely better, she tells others of her dear friend\'s Lesbian identification. She tells these others not to tell and to act surprised when Janis comes out to them officially, but kids are vicious at this age and the rumor spreads.
The Other realizes the error of her ways too late. Perhaps she tries to amend ways, but it does not matter at this stage. The damage is done and everyone shuns her close friend for a supposed orientation, inspite of the gals\' best attempts to tell their peers otherwise.
Little Regina believes that her former friend can forgive her and that they can remain friends in spite of the misunderstanding, but Janis refuses to do so--she is embittered by the wrongful bullying and tells Regina that she acted foolishly. They break off their friendship. Alone in Middle School, fearing social ostracization and longing for the stability of companionship (even a fake one), little Regina attempts to make friends with the meanest group of girls. She even goes along with the rumor and no longer acknowledges the mistake by joining in mocking her former friend, Janis, in spite of knowing better--not out of malice at first, but a desire to disown herself of guilt by somewhat unconvincingly telling herself that her friend was secretly a Lesbian all along. Janis, angry at her friend\'s betrayal, lashes out and the two former friends become enemies. As time goes by, Regina\'s guilt evaporates and she mocks her former friend with ease--but she never feels comfortable with the \
The Other realizes the error of her ways too late. Perhaps she tries to amend ways, but it does not matter at this stage. The damage is done and everyone shuns her close friend for a supposed orientation, inspite of the gals\' best attempts to tell their peers otherwise.
Little Regina believes that her former friend can forgive her and that they can remain friends in spite of the misunderstanding, but Janis refuses to do so--she is embittered by the wrongful bullying and tells Regina that she acted foolishly. They break off their friendship. Alone in Middle School, fearing social ostracization and longing for the stability of companionship (even a fake one), little Regina attempts to make friends with the meanest group of girls. She even goes along with the rumor and no longer acknowledges the mistake by joining in mocking her former friend, Janis, in spite of knowing better--not out of malice at first, but a desire to disown herself of guilt by somewhat unconvincingly telling herself that her friend was secretly a Lesbian all along. Janis, angry at her friend\'s betrayal, lashes out and the two former friends become enemies. As time goes by, Regina\'s guilt evaporates and she mocks her former friend with ease--but she never feels comfortable with the \
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I really feel awful for posting this when I meant to post it in another section and I don\\\'t know how to delete in the discussion section.
