Rock River theater guild's director is my choir teacher from High School. One of the two people who told me that I had a talent and I should pursue that talent. he'd put me in shows. I have a big range. I can act.
Katie told me that. She went to some party the Shrek-ie's were at, told me how frustrated he was at the situation I'm experiencing with the Sound of Music (and its extremely likely pre-casting, according to the Director's kids: "She says she doesn't precast, but she does, she'll just directly offer you the role").
And I smiled and shrugged and said, I tried to friend request >Hero<. She didn't respond.
And Katie gripped the steering wheel harder. She told me that that request had been ignored; that that person had, in fact, only been paid to be nice to everybody. Katie said her transient interest was hurtful.
And I said.... no big deal. It's her choice. I'm different now, and that's what matters.
"It is a big deal," Katie said, glowering at flawless stars. "You did a nice thing, a big thing for you, and she turned around and proved everything you've ever told me about her. I think that this was very petty of her, and I'm disappointed. I'm a little put out."
Don't let me ruin your friendship, I said. It's nothing.
In the back of my head, I thought: I'm used to it by now. People who search for elusive popularity don't stop after graduation; a few become teachers. I can understand that. I'm well aware how much I had to learn about everything when I was sixteen, and seventeen, and even eighteen... but I'm twenty-three now. You're right, I'm different.
She said, "I won't. But this isn't fair, and it'll take me awhile to get over it."
I hope not.
If there's one thing I learned from >Hero<, it's that everybody deserves friends. It's that snubbing people who disagree with you only hurts them more.
Nobody deserves that. I didn't, and neither does she.
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