Betrayal
I heard my name
The name she said yesterday with affection
The name she said followed by thank you and I love you
The name my friend of so many years called me
She called my name
And I came
I came to her aid
Every time she called
She is dying now
She is counting days
I am by her side
I help her
I help her meet the requirements by hospice
So that she can die in her home
I clean her home for days
Her hoarder home
I hear her call my name
And she thanks me
I visit her today
She screams my name
She screams and her face is ablaze
Her eyes are round and shouting too
She screams for me to get out
Get out of my house she says
She says my name again
And again
And again, she screams get out
I am confused
Ten years of friendship
We have never yelled at each other
She is screaming at me
I do not know why
She screams
I still own this house
Leave
Get out
Oh my
I leave
I walk to my car
I drive home
I sit in my car in the driveway
What just happened?

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