Cynthia Dion:

"No! no amount of humiliation is less for this bitch," Mara insisted. "I can't forgive her for the way she treated you and your family."

I couldn't believe I had known her before. She was my friend; she was supposed to support me. I had confided in her about all my worries, including the unhappiness I felt living at my father's house. I had expressed my deep feelings for Atticus many times. Yet, despite knowing so much about me, she chose to deceive me and ...