It’s hard to write this because there was a time when I thought the things I’m about to say wouldn’t relate to me. In reality, it happens to everyone.

With high school, comes drama, and with drama, bridges get burned. It’s not even intentional most of the time, it simply just happens; and when it does, it happens full force.

I lost most of my old friends seemingly all at once, and it was hard to handle. I watched myself slowly become the second choice. I was pushed to the back burner, time after time. I was replaced, recycled, and thrown out. Eventually, I got sick of it.

You watch people you’ve known for years turn into complete strangers. They take paths you never thought they’d go down. They turn into everything they said they’d never become, and it hurts. Suddenly, when they realize they can’t use you anymore, they don’t need you. They toss you out like yesterday’s news, and it hits hard.

My mom always taught me, if someone leaves, don’t beg them to stay. She would say, “If someone decides to leave your life tomorrow there’s not a thing you can do to stop them; and you shouldn’t." I took her words and applied them heavily to my life.

I watched people leave.

I didn’t beg.

I found out that if someone wants to leave, I didn’t need them, to begin with; in any relationship. Whether it’s a friendship, or if it’s the person you’re dating, let it happen. Dispose of every toxic thing in your life and don't look back. Knowing your worth only helps you weed out the ones who don't belong in your life.