Fridays were my favorite time to relax. I would spend the day lounging in my room, watching shows on Netflix, or scrolling through endless TikToks that featured adorable animals and fun, flirty videos.
At eighteen, my life was pretty simple: I went to school, worked part-time at a coffee shop, and spent time with Maddy, my best friend. My parents often traveled out of town, so I had the house mostly to myself.
Maddy and I have known each other since we were kids, but as life changed, so did our friendship—we're now more like close friends than best friends, and I’m completely fine with that. We still do almost everything together, sharing our crushes, our clothes, and spending time at each other's houses. Maddy’s place is so close that it only takes me about eight minutes to walk there.
