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00:00Some stories don't start with drama. They start with quiet envy. And that's the most dangerous
00:05kind. I had a best friend. Her name doesn't matter now. What matters is that she was everything I
00:12wasn't. In college she was laser-focused. The girl who had offers before graduation the one
00:17professors used as an example. She had a boyfriend who adored her, a career lined up, and a smile
00:23that looked like victory. Me. I was just, existing. After graduation the world swallowed me whole.
00:30I sent resumes like prayers. I knocked on doors, begged, lowered my expectations and lowered them
00:35again. There were nights I cried quietly in borrowed beds. Days I skipped meals pretending I wasn't
00:41hungry. She never made me feel less. She was kind, generous. But that kindness, it started to burn.
00:48Because when you're drowning even a hand reaching down starts to feel like a reminder that you're
00:52below.

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