As I read I couldn't help but to feel really sorry to Billy. I didn't blame Lee, after all Joanna is his friend, so he had to take her side. That's what I would have done. I blame Sam. Squarely and Joanna too. Well, Joanna is a bitch if she could do that to her boyfriend's best friend. But Sam is a TOTAL TRAITOR !! He threw away years of frendship. Stabing someone who cares for him and thought of him as the only one who would never betray him. He took Billy's hand and, with smile, stab him. Then he goes off with Joanna and leaves Billy there. Abandoned, bleeding, dying.... Years of companionship dissapeared !
He knew Joanna was Billy's girlfriend, yet, he welcpmed her approaches, that's of she begun the approached instead of him. he knew what would happen. He knew he'd betray his best friend. One who had been there for him throughout the dark times. One whom he had known practically all his life. One who shared memories of the hill. The laughs and tears of early adolescence. Yet, he decided to reward this one person, who cares for him, who loves him, with the most painful of betrayals. Wanton girl-snatching. On top of it all, he still tried to reason to Billy. WTF !! Why wouldn't Sam put himself on Billy's shoes ? Try to feel the pain of betrayal. Try too feel the hurt when someone you would do anything for betray you.....
That's what Billy is feeling. The pain of betrayal increased manifold because of the person who done the act. The one person Billy thought would NEVER hurt him. The humiliation of having your best friend and your girlfriend laughing brhind your back ! All the while your heart is breaking..... Well, I saw that coming. Sam would not want to burden himself with guilt or remorse. After all, he got the prize. No matter he had to stab someone at the back. No matter the someone have always been there for him. No matter the someone always welcome him with open arms and a smile on his face. For ONE moment in bliss, he destroyed his best friend. He killed his brother, really. Or rather, leaving him bleeding to death....
In ONE stroke Sam ended years of friendship, of camaradrie, of dreams shared together, of moments spent under cerulean sky. In that one stroke, when his best friend Billy was smiling and, as always, without suspicions of him, Sam stabbed Billy. Humiliate him. Making him the butt of jokes. If this is what Sam did to one he had known for all his life, to one who helped him through everything, then I don't wanna think what Sam would do to someone he barely knows....
Did Billy ended the friendship ? NO ! There are some things a man can not accept. There are some things that should never be forgiven. This is one such thing. Billy did the right thing. When someone so dear to you, someone to whom you feel nothing but trust, someone you always help, someone you thought would NEVER hurt you intentionally, when someone like this betray you early in life, there's no telling what he would do later in life. Billy cut Sam out. Well and good. That's what he should do. Billy does not need someone like Sam.
Oh well, I'm ranting. I hope not too boring =) As always, a touching story Comsie
Cheers you all !
Rad