Birthday gone wrong

November 7th started off like any other day. Except this day I turned 28, my friend had cancelled on me the day before we were supposed to go to borderline together. As the day went on I felt more and more alone. Friends kept bailing on me, family couldnt come see me because of work. I was sitting crying in my room when I told myself to just get up and go to borderline, line dancing always cheered me up. Maybe just maybe that guy Tel would be there ( I met him a few weeks prior he made me feel very welcome) hopefully I could turn this birthday around. So I got dressed and put my boots on, and started the drive, still crying. A old co worker was video calling as I was getting on to moorpark rd, so I stopped at Starbucks. Crying I told him everything that had gone wrong, how alone i felt. He cheered me up and told me to go dance after I watched a video from other coworkers. As I checked my phone alerts started as fire and police vehicles flew past. I was confused and shocked to figure out that a video call saved my life. I didnt sleep all night, watching the news waiting for news. A few wrote me off, as I wasnt fully there. But to think of the close call I experienced, and others. Since then this bar and the people with in it are family.

Anonymous