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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Wondering where my commenters have gone?!

BestFriend from Law School is sitting opposite me. I have not seen her since results' night over a year ago, where we drank pints of wine and danced with no shoes on.

Since then, she has stroked Lions in Africa, gone tubing in Laos, got her roots done in Sydney, met an American in LA and travelled around Mexico with him.

And I've - well - you know.

"I can't believe this has happened to you," she says, pushing back the beads that adorn her wrists. Her hair has gone bright blonde.

"Yes, well," I say, "I'm getting better now."

"But still - it's awful," she says, and it is nice to hear. It is sometimes much better than 'stay positives' and 'but you can do more, now.'

"I know," I smile. "We'll be doing the LPC at the same time next year too, now," I say.

"God yeah."

"We've had quite different gap years," I say quietly.

"Same result though," she says.

"Hmm?"

"Oh you know, development, sense of self, emotional progress."

"You think?"

"Definitely," she says, putting her tea down and looking directly into my eyes. "I don't think I could cope with what you've had to. Trust me, you'll be glad it happened one day. Trust me."

And I do.

Labels: illness

by billygean.co.uk at 5:53 PM |