Thank you ^_^
Wow, so much has happened.
Yesterday, my landlords, after being so certain it was me,
invited me to stay, which basically proves that they were lying about having evidence against me. My landlady talked to me, but not to apologize for their actions, oh no. Instead she expressed concern for how
my roommate-- the one who had been
stolen from-- was treating me. As if her actions were worse than theirs. As if she was the only one who had blamed me. As if they hadn't tried to scare me by threatening to go to the police. She even had the audacity to criticize her for refusing to even slightly suspect anyone else, as if they would never have done such a thing! I tried to hint that they were the ones I was mad at, but she ignored it and continued to pretend that they had never hurt me and that if my
roommate just grew up then I would forget how they had made me suffer to wring a confession that I couldn't give out of me. If she had apologized sincerely for attacking me, I might have reconsidered, but she only apologized for the general situation, as if they had no part in it, and promised to try to salvage the situation, unaware that she had just pushed it under.
I am sorry that I'm going to lose my roommates, who I still love, but I think it would be unwise to stay with people who are so willing to deal with things by lying and being passive aggressive and then blaming a victim when things don't work out in their favour.
I think they never planned on having me leave, they just thought I would cave if they threw me out, and when I didn't, they switched sides in an attempt to gain my favour, so as not to lose my money, realising that maybe it wasn't me after all. It's too bad for them that they ruined it for themselves, because I'm out of here.
Sorry for the rant. @_@ I just can't believe they think I'll fall for such tactics. I always thought manipulative people were supposed to be smart. Apparently it's not a very strict requirement. This has caused the situation to become one more of amusement than anxiety.
A lady I admire has connected me with a couple from her church who have a spare room. They are nice and easy-going, and they haven't even thought much about the rent, which tells me that they won't treat this like a business venture to manipulate. Since I'll actually be using much of the same space as them, unfortunately, I'll probably always feel like I'm a border encroaching on their territory. They are also very active in their church. I haven't decided for certain yet, though. I don't want to rush into this.
I definitely think God has been working in this. I learned a lot from this, and it prompted to confront some unrelated emotional baggage. This entire year has been like one big lesson on trusting God, and this is probably just a part of that. Even though I was scared witless, I knew God would get me through it, and he has.
Thanks again. A lot of people have been praying for me and supporting me, and I'm very grateful.