Betrayed at Work by My Best Friend

I work at a marketing firm with my best friend, Julia. We’ve been inseparable

since college — same dorm, same major, same first internship. We used to joke

we were “career soulmates.” It was always the two of us. We celebrated promotions

together, survived office layoffs together, even shared an Uber to work.

Then he joined the team. Evan. The new project manager.

Confident smile. Easy charm. And that kind of laugh that makes people lean in.

Julia was obsessed right away. She said, “Dibs.” I laughed,

thinking it was harmless. She’d had a few office crushes before. But this time was…