Me and Luke went on a date-a perfectly terrible date. My trauma dumping led the way, but ended up being a blessing in disguise. It went a little something like this:

“Hey, I’m Alexis, but you can call me Alex.”

“What if I call you mine?”

“Smooth, boy. Smooth.”

“The names Luke. What’s something about you?”

I stammered. Me and Luke had never met, what in the world would I say to him? But my friend trauma came in clutch-

“My friends hate me.”

“How so?”

“Well I can tell you best in a poem…”

“Okay-shoot.”

“It goes a little something like this-

I’m that friend that conveniently was forgotten to be invited to the beach trip. I’m that friend that has to walk on the road when there’s not enough space. I’m that friend that can make everyone feel like they belong, then they turn around and make me feel like sh!t. I’m that friend that everyone forgets, the one that gets bad mouthed behind their back. I’m that friend that gets beaten with their words, then called sensitive like I’m the one that causes the problems. I’m that friend that tries their hardest, but gets nothing in return.”

I held my breath-after just having trauma dumped to a complete stranger. Then Luke looked me dead in the eye and made my life a whole lot better.

“Well damn girl-I have some good news for you. I’m that friend that when one gets conveniently forgotten, I pick them up and we go eat tacos and watch a drive in movie. I’m that friend that will get off the sidewalk to let you walk there instead when there’s no space. I’m that friend that will make the person who gets treated like sh!t feel like they belong. I’m that friend that remembers the forgottten one, and the one who will say words of affirmation right in front of them, not badmouth them behind their back. I’m that friend that brings the beaten one back up, then will yell at the so called friend that called you sensitive. I’m that friend that will try their hardest, and make everyone feel good about themselves.”

That night me and Luke kissed. And right then I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. He’s that friend that I want so badly.