Just got to know today is best friend's day.

8th June , 10:00 PM.

When school first started , I never imagined by the time high school ended , I would have close to zero friends , back then , I thought I’d have a huge friend group that would stick around forever , thought we’d all stay connected somehow , but adulthood has a way of reshaping everything.

This drop year I’ve felt loneliness more loudly than ever before. The feeling of rock bottom and that of drowing in despair while still trying to be rational , trying to behave the certain way ppl wanted me to.There were moments I would be surrounded by ppl and still feel completely alone , ot because ppl were unkind , or I wasn’t welcome , just a distance I can’t quite explain , there are many feelings I don’t fully understand yet , but hopefully I’ll one day.

What I do understand though is , gratitude. Gratitude for this community , for everyone who showed up for themselves and for me too. For every conversation , every piece of advice , shared struggle , moments of encouragement , spaces like this remind me that connections can exist in ways unexpected.

So to every one of you , happy best friends day ppl. Maybe we’re not actually best friends and don’t even know each other’s names but during one of the loneliest periods of my life , this place reminded me that I wasn’t going through it alone.