What happens when those few who stood by you through thick and thin, whom you completely gave your heart to in a platter and who you thought would understand you and acknowledge your feelings in a heartbeat suddenly went against you? I don't know what happened to them in a span of one year. I had thought that distance would make the heart grow fonder but I was wrong. They now act like I betrayed them and I'm cruel to them when I'm not even in the house for most of the day because of work.It's them who are cruel as when I come back from a hectic and stressful day, I'm greeted with a barrage of the cruelest and most unforgiving language I've ever heard, condemning me for something which I'm not at fault of in the first place. I wonder if it was a bad idea to intern in my hometown as these two months have been nothing but hell. What started as light banter just spiraled out of control and before I knew it I was on the verge of nearly being disowned and stood to lose everything I had worked hard to gain personally and professionally - and again, I had no clue of what went wrong. If there is something that I hate the most in this world, it is people who act like they expect nothing from you and accept you for what you are only to do a volt-face later and go on a rant on just how 'cruel' and 'self-centered' you are. They will tell you they are ok if you are unable to take up responsibilities as you are busy and that they will be fine taking up those responsibilities; but somehow, i don't know what goes on in their heads, one fine day they'll tell you straight in the face that they expect you to be more participating and should take time out (inspite of knowing just how much of a time crunch you are facing due to factors beyond your control at work). I hate double standards, period. I try my best to help around whenever I can, but it is near to impossible and they know the reason why. But then I'm told that I'm getting arrogant just because I'm an MBA and I'm behaving as if these chores are beneath me. I marvel at how fast some people can change from being sweet and loving to spewing disgust and vitriol at you.
