Karma Caught My Credit-Stealing Friend

I Let My Best Friend Take Credit for My Work — Then I Let Karma Do Its Thing

I had a best friend I trusted with everything. School, secrets, projects — all of

it. We had a huge group assignment that counted for 40% of our grade.

I did all the research, the slides, even the script. He promised we’d present it together.

Presentation day comes… and he goes up alone. He tells the teacher he did the entire

project. I’m sitting there shocked while everyone claps. I didn’t say anything.

Not that day. Two weeks later, the teacher announces a solo follow-up project based on

the same topic. My “friend” panics and asks me for help again. I smile and say,