“Hi, I’m Amanda. I’m so sorry for treating you the way I have been. That’s not who I am, I’ve just been acting like someone I’m not. I’m so sorry.”
She was very nice and understanding and said that she was once in my position as well. That really hit me. The fact that she could relate to me and know how sick I felt inside trying to act like someone I was not almost made me cry. That day, Maggie and I became friends.
I started sitting with my new friend at lunch and walking to math classes with her as well. I completely cut Katie out of my close contact and regained my true self again. Walking away from the toxic friendship I shared with Katie