from tears to laugher in 24 hours
Recently, I walked away from a toxic friendship — with Georgia. She was one of the closest people in my life, so when she backstabbed me, it felt like the floor dropped out from under me. I don’t want to go into all the details, but for days, I couldn’t focus. Tears came easily, even when I tried to laugh them off. It hurt.
Then, almost like a sign from God, the very next day was Friendship Day at college. Stalls of food, jewellery, and music filled the courtyard. Zee and I got our first polaroid together. We sang, danced, even won a prize! Near the end, our English teacher gave a speech about friendship and ended with a prayer: asking God to remove toxic people from our lives, to give us truth and clarity. I felt seen. I felt like maybe this was God telling me I’d made the right choice.
A few days later, we had a movie day at college where they screened 'I Want to Talk'. It was such a beautiful film (⭐⭐⭐⭐). Afterward, there was an interactive session where people shared their thoughts and how they related to the story. We even met the additional writers — and one of them had acted in the movie! It was a fun, inspiring day that reminded me there’s always something new to look forward to.
Sometimes, you lose people you thought you’d always have. But then life hands you moments, memories, and new faces that make the goodbye a little easier to bear.