I had a friend who wanted me to be what she thought I was.
She isn't my frined anymore because as soon as she realized I'm not what she expected we stopped getting along.

I could tell when I said something she hadn't ever thought I said. She was very obvious that way.

I knew her for twelve years. I guess that's enough time to form some dangerous misconceptions. In the end she realized she didn't know me at all. I don't know why she ever thought she knew me. At least I just got used to her, I never considered we were friends. We never talked about anything even vaguely important. Actually, I don't think we talked about anything at all.

It was quite a shock for me to find out she had thought she knew me. Really. You don't hear things like that every day. At least I don't. I live with the general expectation that I don't actually know anyone (or anything) and that's apparently why I've never been really surprised about anything. Except I'm surprised if other people think I'm surprising (and if they like me, that's surprising as well).

She always wanted me to be exactly what she thought I should be. She didn't like the idea that I loved painting because she hadn't though of me as a painter. It had never crossed her mind that I wasn't exactly (and merely) what I looked like. I don't know if she ever even thought I was a human being.
I got used to her being around and she got used to me acting like I did. A perfect couple, in other words ( ;] )

I don't miss her at all. That's not anything new because I never even liked her. That's why having her so upset about me proving to be someone else thatn she thought I was upset me too. Because she never meant a thing to me and I always thought it was the same for her. Apparenty I was wrong.
I feel pretty much like an insensitive creap, actually. That's because I am insensitive when it comes to people around me. I honestly don't care. That's why I haven't bothered to keep in contact with my other (ex-)friends.

My sister always said I was selfish because of that.
I guess I am.

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