One of the “Godllywood Challenges” that marked my life was challenge #6, where we were supposed to show our affection for someone.

I spent hours thinking about who to choose, until my sister came to mind.

She and I hated each other since we were little girls. She was always hitting me and pushing me around, until she went to medical school in Argentina. I thought things would get better, but everyone just kept saying good things about her, because she was studying medicine, and I was pushed to the side. This made me hate her even more.

When she went online to talk to my parents, I would leave the room so I wouldn’t have to hear her voice.

I decided to do this challenge with her and see what would happen.

I began speaking to her more often, telling her some funny jokes. We would stay up late, talking online… She started trusting me more and decided to tell me a secret: she had been sexually abused several times as a child by one of our cousins. This traumatized her and she never told anyone. She never got dressed up, never dated anyone, never had a close friend and she was an angry person. Many people, even I, would often say that she was gay. So when she said all of this to me, I realized just how unfairly I had treated her. I never thought to ask her why she was like that, I just jumped to conclusions…

I advised her to seek help with The Rahab Project. She recovered from that trauma and is no longer the person she used to be.

Now, she is my best friend. I miss her every day. I can’t wait for her to come visit us…

Today I am very grateful for the “Godllywood Challenge”.

A friend