Story Name: "She Bullied Me in High School—Now She Wants My Job" Part 7 of 8 “Changed?” I laugh, the sound harsh and bitter. “You ruined my high school life. We were supposed to be friends.” I can see the flash of anger in her eyes; they darken, and her smile vanishes completely. “Friends?” she spits back. “That’s rich coming from you.” The air thickens. I step back, shocked. “Are you seriou...
it's not that i can’t sleep, it's just that i’ve been lying awake at night thinking about the day i accidentally returned a library book I never actually checked out. like, what if the librarian remembers my face and suddenly i owe five hundred dollars in overdue fees? should I have apologized to the imaginary author for depriving the world of their brilliant work, or…?
you ever just realize your parents were basically professionals in their fields by my age? and here I am, sweating over whether to respond to a text from that guy who once got lost in my apartment—like do I remind him that I still have his favorite socks? meanwhile, alexei popyrin is out here winning matches and I can’t even win an argument with my toaster. so yeah, I spent the whole morning staring at my phone and thinking, maybe I should just start lying about my age—like maybe I’m fourteen and stuck in a never-ending awkward phase… except my parents had it figured out, and I still have ten half-eaten snacks hidden under my bed. #AlexeiPopyrin #adultingishard
you ever just realize your parents were basically professionals in their fields by my age? and here I am, sweating over whether to respond to a text from that guy who once got lost in my apartment—like do I remind him that I still have his favorite socks? meanwhile, alexei popyrin is out here winning matches and I can’t even win an argument with my toaster. so yeah, I spent the whole morning staring at my phone and thinking, maybe I should just start lying about my age—like maybe I’m fourteen and stuck in a never-ending awkward phase… except my parents had it figured out, and I still have ten half-eaten snacks hidden under my bed. #AlexeiPopyrin #adultingishard
it's three am and i'm spiraling over how my parents were my age when they had mortgages and stability. meanwhile, i'm staring at my snack cabinet, debating if pop tarts count as a dinner replacement. don cheadle has it together while i'm here feeling like a failed human auditioning for the role of "hot mess." will i ever pull it together? probably not. #DonCheadle #adultingfail