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it and wished that I, too, could someday be that confident.

    When we got to the cafe, she managed to hold the line up for five minutes by asking about every single item on the menu. The only reason we were seated at a table was because the barista offered us a free drink for sitting down, and Mandy wasn’t one to decline free drinks. It was obvious to me that this wasn’t a normal occurrence, it was something they probably do for troublesome customers, but Mandy had absolutely no idea. Without even looking, I could still sense the angry glares looking in our direction.

    I’m the type that wouldn’t make a big deal about finding a stray eyelash in my food, while Mandy would let the entire restaurant know if she found someone else’s hair in her meal.

      I didn’t have much of a family growing up; no siblings and my parents were always busy so I spent a lot of time alone growing up. It wasn't like my parents were bad or anything, they wanted me to succeed. But in a way, they felt more like my teachers instead of family. I never developed a close connection with them.

    Mandy came into my life because she thought I looked weird but in a cute way, like it was supposed to be some kind of compliment or something. She sat by me on the first day of class in high school, even though there was no one else in the room yet. That’s all it took and she’s been in my life ever since.

    She doesn’t know it, but Mandy was the only other person on this earth that’s kept me alive all these years. I probably wouldn’t be here if she weren’t around, but I can’t tell her that because I know she’ll rub it in my face. Enough to make me want to die, which would pretty much render her useless.

    Mandy had a way about her that made me happy, even through the darkest times. She knew how to make the most serious situations feel lighter than they were. She had a lot of ditzy moments, which I always thought was strange considering she’s a nurse, but she was smarter than she looked. Mandy was the type of person one would consider book smart, but really bad at everything else. Her garrulous nature would drive most people insane, but for some reason I found it comforting and somewhat adorable. A nice contrast to myself.

    Mandy knew how to make things that weren’t exciting, well, exciting. We were complete opposites. She had all the stuff I lacked, while I had all the stuff she lacked. The two of us needed each other, which was why I couldn’t bring myself to leave her alone in this world.

    She considered me her go-to girl for whenever she needed to talk about her problems — which seemed to be all the time — but now I finally had a story of my own to tell her.

    “And then your kidnappers just… let you go?” she said with furrowed brows. She blew her straight bangs away from her face but they fell right back to where they were.   She did this a total of eight times now; I’d been counting. “Like, they straight up said bye bye, you can leave now. Sorry about the kidnapping and all that. Have a nice day?”

    “Not really, but I kind of.”

    “Kind of?” she said. “Hold that thought, I think I want some waffles with my coffee.” She waved the waiter over by flaring her arms, making it impossible for anyone to ignore her. I already felt bad for the waiter before he got to our table.

    “Hello, ma’am. How’s everything?”

    “Good, but the coffee is kind of bitter. Can you bring us some sugar and creamer?”

    I heard a gasp, but it was probably in my head. If there’s anything I know about these places, it’s that they hate when people dilute their pure black and exotic imported coffee with outside ingredients. It was like blasphemy or murder to them.

    “I’m okay,” I said as the barista looked in my direction.

    I watched his fake smile closely to see if I’d be able to notice some look of disgust. “Sure, I can get that for you in a second, is there anything else I can help you two with.” This