"Hey, girl! How are you?" she asked with a soft, concerned voice.
Choking back tears, I replied to her, "I'm great! Life is wonderful! How about you?"
Then she just looked at me as though she had seen a ghost. She said, "You don't have to pretend. I understand what you're going through. I want to be here for you."
Her words cut like a knife. She was the first one to call my bluff. I thought I had hidden it so well. Instantly I began to feel guilt; guilt for lying, guilt for not hiding it well enough, and guilt for not letting a friend in when I needed one most.
It was after all the worst year of my life.....
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