TWENTY TWO

JULIE

"We don't always get what we deserve"

Life doesn't always give us what we yearn for. That's one sad realization I've come to agreement with. The crazier part? We can't do anything about it, but take it in good fate.

The awkward situation with Max the other Sunday, got me overthinking a lot. I should have handled the issue better, instead of outrightly telling him off like he meant nothing.

"Was I too mean?"

"Did I really have to call him just a Friend?"

"He's far too sweet to Bryan and I think I was really unfair to him, considering that he meant no harm"

All sorts of thoughts moved in and out of my head. I felt really bad for giving him those signals and crushing his heart.

All he wanted was just to see me happy, but I just saw him as nothing but a friend. Maybe I'm just a bad person. I wondered if things would ever go back to normal between the both of us.

Before that day, Max usually dropped by my office almost everyday. We'd crack jokes, tell each stories, gossip about the