Be Careful, Be Safe:

When in University you will meet many people that you may want to instantly trust. Don’t. I’m not normally cynical, but no one deserves your trust until they’ve earned it and many people will end up surprising you.

I had a friend in school, Mark, whose good friend and roommate turned on him three quarters through the year. You see, Mark’s friend Greg was slightly unbalanced but no one truly realized to what extent. Sometime in February, Greg was cheating on his girlfriend, Susan, with a girl named Hannah and the only person he told was Mark. He gave Mark details. Now when Greg found out that Susan was also cheating on him, he flipped. It didn’t seem to concern him that he was being a hypocrite, and there was no reasoning with his fury. Obviously, it was a complete and final end to their relationship.

One night at a party, Hannah had too much to drink and got in a big argument with Mark about Greg. She absolutely lost it, and freaked out at him. Mark, whose nerves were also shot from the constant drama of living with Greg, went up one side of her and down the other. He called her countless names which clued her into the fact that Mark obviously knew she was sleeping with Greg.

Hannah left Greg.

Greg went from having two girls to having none. He was furious at his girlfriend for cheating on him, Hannah for leaving him, and Mark for spilling the beans. Who do you think got the brunt of all this anger? Mark.

The same day that Hannah left, Greg tried to stab Mark with a pair of scissors. Lucky for Mark, he was twice the size of Greg. Mark contacted campus security and Greg was kicked off campus. His mother came and collected his things within the week.

Greg went through some therapy over the incident, changed rooms, and is doing fine now. It just goes to show that you can’t trust everyone. If someone doesn’t seem “right”, they probably aren’t. Don't be like Hannah and Mark and Greg. Be careful, be safe.