Today's OneWord: Mystery

The mystery of friendship, to you, is stronger than the mystery of life sometimes. After all, one day you're smiling, hugging a buddy as a digital camera flashes in your faces. The next day, you're removing cellphone numbers claiming you'll never trust that person again, as her paranoia creeps in like a parasite and she calls the authorities on any perceived "threat." No attempt at peace or compromise: You throw her off-kilter, she sends the cops on you. And then they shake their heads in wonder as you tell them the truth, especially about how she hurt you so badly that you put a razor to your arm for the first time in ten years.