His Betrayal, My Second Chance At Life

The bank manager looked at me, professional calm masking his judgment.

"I'm sorry, sir, the transaction has been declined."

I knew why. The primary card on my account, the unlimited Black Card my parents had given me, was being bled dry by the two people I trusted most.

It wasn' t just the extravagant five-thousand-dollar handbags or the lavish weekend getaways. It was the crushing betrayal when I overheard them in Sarah' s apartment, my girlfriend laughing as my best friend, Mike, mocked my naivety.

"Liam is so boring. So naive. He just hands over his money like an idiot," Sarah giggled.