i quite liked this. this really captured the feeling of having your one longtime friend who’s been there for you when no one else has, and how terrifying it is to imagine losing them- even if it means you do things that are only meant to placate them. i also liked the title in the context of the story- it’s a phrase often used to express regret, but instead in this context it’s angela making victoria’s life all about her. angela’s selfishness and frightening but real. i hope victoria can find a way to forge her own bonds outside of angela.
one small thing is i did notice that the text got cut off once or twice when there was a long message at the end- it might have been my screen size but thought i would mention it in case you wanted to doublecheck that. but i was able to check the history log to see the rest of the message so not a big deal for me. thank you very much for sharing your work!