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I have had to overcome multiple challenges over the past couple years. The pandemic changed many people, positively and negatively, and it brought out their true intentions. I got to see the true nature of one of my closest friends who I had known for six years. She didn’t have many friends and I pitied her, so even after many red flags, I didn’t want to end our friendship. It got worse when she started falsely accusing me along with twisting my words. We could not have a civil conversation after she pushed me away. She also unadded me on all social media platforms, it took me a while to notice because I barely used my phone. We had stopped talking after that, but I started to think how I didn't want it to end like this. We created a lot of memories over the course of those six years, and I did not want them to would go to waste.
For some reason I felt guilty, my friends tried to explain to me how it wasn’t my fault, and that she didn’t deserve my time or attention. Deep down I knew that was true, because there was a reason why she didn’t have many friends. I've spent my entire life trying to help other people, and I wanted to do my part in rekindling our friendship. I texted her, apologizing, explaining that I did not want to end our relationship. As soon as I sent it, regret was my first emotion. Her response made me regret it even more, it was a simple, “ok”. I even noted how she went out of her way to make the O lowercase, which showed how irrelevant my statement was to her. At that moment, I fully comprehended the situation. I knew that it wasn’t my fault, but that it is okay to make mistakes. I wasn’t born to tend to other people's problems, and knew that I needed to solve my own before I was in a position to help others.