I had a friend (I think we were friends) who had stopped talking to me months ago. I did everything I could to make up with them. Long story short, they yelled at me when I called them three times (because they didn’t answer) to congratulate them on getting into law school. I was going to give them a gift too that I never got to give them. I made a mistake but I was excited and wanted to make them happy because they meant a lot to me. Sometimes being nice is the only thing I can do to get anywhere.
I apologized, I took responsibility, I tried to reach out, I tried to take the first step, I was nice when they ignored me, and I said hello and waved when I saw them even though they looked the other way and I was ashamed to show my face to them.
They did nothing with all my efforts. All I wanted to know was why. Why was I ignored? Why did they stop talking to me? Why did it have to be like this? Was everything even real? Was I too stupid to know this person doesn’t care about me? How can someone so nice before discard and ignore me when did everything I could? We’re we even friends? I want at least the decency of an answer even if it is harsh so I can stop.
This person was so nice. They invited and tried to include me when never asked. No one ever does that, especially for me. They wished me a happy birthday after a few months of me keeping my head down. We had a brief conversation to catch up a bit when I unexpectedly saw them but they ignored me afterward.