Paint a song for me.

Trust.

Something so fragile yet it's the foundation of all relationships. Be it friends,family or lovers, trust is an issue that's hardly addressed but it's never that remote to the ties it holds together.

I personally have trust issues, tons of them. I've been warned since young to not trust people so easily and as I watch my family members do it with ease, I flinch and squirm with guilt whenever I try to be more sceptical towards how people behave towards me and all. So I give in and end up trusting almost every single person I meet along the way and deal with all the pain that I get when my trust ends up betrayed. Well, like what they say, no pain no gain, no?

However, lately I've realised that, hey, though I can't exactly choose not to trust people but I am capable of never offering my trust again once it's broken. I like to call it, limited-edition trust. You get it once and if you lose it, it's gone.

So I noticed it when i encountered this so-called friend of mine where he spent most of the time trying to get me to trust him despite the countless times where he pit himself against me, doing many despicable acts, betraying my trust time and time again, and though I have also made alot of empty promises to him just to make him leave me alone, he'd come right back at me. So I'd end up ignoring him most of the time.

Recently, he appears before me again, telling me that he just wants to be friends and that he wouldn't bother me anymore, given the fact that I'm attached now but honestly, I'm sceptical and I am fearful of the fact that he might have ulterior motives for this act of good will. So if you're ever reading this, know that it'll take more than a few text messages to regain a person's trust. For now, we're just hi-bye.

{ Baby, I'm starting to believe that you're mine. }