The Right Thing

I recently had to do something that was really hard for me to do, but I know it was the right thing and I had to do it. But it totally sucks now because I lost a friend. A really good friend. A trusted companion if you will. This friend tried to convince me that I was making a mistake, but I knew he was wrong. Sometimes though I wish I didn't have to do it because then we would still be friends. But then that relationship would have been based on a lie and I wouldn't be able to handle that either. A couple of you may know what I am referring to, but most of you don't. For those that do, I need that reassurance constantly that I made the right decision because those other words keep ringing in my ear and my heart is wrenched in guilt and sorrow!