So hurt over losing my best friend ( how could someone really act that way ? Would you honestly do this too ?)

Not to long ago my husband and I bought our first home... It is an older house but has been sort of updated ( it was an ugly house but all of the "bones" , electrical, etc had been fixed) and we had do much fun fixing it up and making it cute.

Another good point of the house was the walk out basement was set up as a 2 bedroom apt. -- a little kitchen and living room, bathroom, and 2 bedrooms... We never planned on using it as a rental but we also painted it and made it cute because we figured it would be nice for my inlaws to come visit or I actually planned on using it for my grandparents when it came time for me to take care of them...

About 2 months after we moved in my best friend was having alot of problems with her "fiance" ( and the father of her 2 boys) ... she wanted to leave because she felt he was controlling but she felt stuck since she didnt want to take the boys to her moms house to live ( her mom is a drunk ) ... Of course I offered her to come stay in the basment...Her and I even made it nicer by painting one of the rooms for the boys ( before we just painted all of the rooms a light tan - but then we painted the boys room blue and put up CARS border and such) , and went and bought some cheap furniture and overall it was pretty cute ( she actually said it was the nicest place she has lived) ......

Anyways after a few weeks, I think we both started annoying each other ( probably because we were both use to our own homes and now we were basically blending 2 families..) ... and then my husband started to get annoyed and told me " for someone who doesnt have to pay rent she is sure acting like she is owed something) -- referring to her basically complaining about every little thing ( like she wanted him to come home from work to fix one of the backsplash tiles that came loose) ...

We stopped hanging out as much and we both started going to family or friends houses during the day to basically avoid each other ... ( before that we would cook dinner together and still take walks and go to the park pretty much everyday) ...

Then the final straw came.... We had a severe storms , it rained constantly for days everywhere was flooded -- including the basement...

It wasnt fully flooded... it was the kitchen and living room ( they are on the same side) and they had about 4-6 inches of water... so the rugs, the couch ( that we bought) , and a couple things that she had laying on the floor in the living room....

During this time she was already talking of leaving, because her and her "fiance" had "worked things out" ... she moved back into their house and we didnt really speak for a couple of weeks...

and that is when she called to inform me that she wanted money for the things she lost in the flood... I was shocked and was like " Uh WHAT " ... she went on to say that she assumed we would get money from our insurance and that she deserved some of that money because she had things ruined...

I said no we didnt even turn it into the insurance we jsut had someone come clean it up ( it only cost $200) ... and I found some clothes of hers that was ruined ( what was left on the floor) and since they were "yucky" I just threw them away ( i also threw away the rugs and the couch because I was afraid of mold....

She got mad and hung up on me.... a few days later she called again and said she has "consulted with the law" and will be taking me to court to get the damages if i dont pay her...

My husband then made out a $50 check and took it to her... she called ( again) and said no her stuff was easily worth over $300 ....

I KNOW that the stuff I threw out was NOT even worth the $50...

My husband payed for that couch, the rugs were mine ( except one that she got at walmart for $11 ) , and then there was a blanket that she got back when we were in highschool ( it was just a cheap pink thin flannel thing) and then maybe 4 or 5 shirts - mostly t-shirts...


It makes me so sick... because this girl has been my best friend since our first day of high school ( over 10 years) ... we have NEVER had any kind of problems before, and now all of a sudden after I tried to help her she does this !!!!!