What do you think about courage?——- I do believe it’s important to be brave. I have been many times in life. The reason I fear ending the friendship and telling her why , is I am scared she causes trouble for me , spreading stories . My family fear she tells Tara. To give you background , Tara is from a family of thugs , family members often at court, and she is a thug herself. Everyone who knows Emma, is surprised she would even want to be friends with Tara in the first place , never mind the pain she caused me.

When we resumed our friendship , I had moved away and rarely seen Tara. And it was a painful time in my life and I suppose I felt ashamed that I didn’t stand up for myself properly therefore never spoke about it to Emma.  When Emma started a friendship with Tara, I told her then what had happened. Her response was “ oh my god that is awful !!!” However , she continued the friendship.

What I really want to do is to end the friendship peacefully and tell her the reason. However the worry that she will cause trouble/drama for me is worrying. Hence, my family have encouraged me to phase the friendship out. Which I find myself quite cruel, and I would rather be honest. But again , the drama I may encounter may not be worth it.

I really don’t know what to do and it is troubling me.