I Saw Their Group Chat About Me

I found out my friends hated me by accident, and I don’t think I’ll ever recover from it.

My phone died around midnight, so I borrowed my sister’s phone just to check the time.

As I unlocked it, a notification slid down from a group chat. The name of the

chat made my chest tighten instantly. “About (my name) .” I stood there frozen. My hands were shaking,

but I told myself it was probably nothing. A joke. A misunderstanding.

It wasn’t. The first message I saw said, “She’s exhausting. I feel drained every

time we hang out.” Another replied, “Same. She always turns everything into

something about her.” I kept scrolling, even though I felt sick.