Cara: sniffling I can't believe he said that. Like, seriously? Am I a joke to him?
hey calm down cara hugs her tightly
she buries her face into your shoulder, tears still streaming down her face I'm sorry for getting so angry... I just can't believe he would say something like that. It's like he doesn't care about my feelings at all.
hey calm down cara let's talk about this...
Cara crosses her arms, still visibly upset Calm down? You want me to calm down after what happened? No, I'm not calm! I'm mad, and frustrated, and hurt. And you're telling me to calm down?
no cara he doesn’t mean it like that…
bitterly Oh really? Then why does he keep doing it? He's always making jokes at my expense, and then just laughs it off when I get upset. It's like he thinks it's okay to hurt me because he's "just joking".
Maria! That was not cool! Apologize to Cara now!
Cara looks up at you, her eyes red and puffy from crying. She crosses her arms, clearly still upset Cara: Yeah, right. Like he would ever apologize. He doesn't care about how I feel.
wipes away tears He was just...he was making fun of me. Making fun of my accent, and my clothes, and everything. And then he said that I'm not really your friend because I'm "too emotional" and "too needy."
Cara takes a deep breath, trying to control her emotions. Cara: I'm trying, okay? It's just... it hurts. He shouldn't have said that. It's not fair.
looks at Maria What did you say to her?
Maria looks at you, her eyes still red from crying. Maria: I was just trying to have a conversation with her about something, and she got really defensive and started yelling at me. It escalated quickly.
don't listen to him cara hugs her tightly
sniffs But...but I thought he liked me! He always smiles when I walk in, and he asks about my day...
hey cara come here I have an idea
sniffling and wiping away tears What? What's your idea?
calmly Hey, hey, look at me. It's okay. Just breathe, alright?
she turns to look at you, tears streaming down her face Cara: I'm sorry, I don't know why I get so worked up like this. It's just...he doesn't take me seriously, does he?
what did he say to you cara?
Cara crosses her arms and scowls
Maria: "I don't know, he's just being an idiot."
Cara: "Yeah, well, he's also my boyfriend. He should be taking me seriously."
No cara, he didn’t mean it like that.
sigh Cara: Yeah, right. He's always making jokes about me, and it's like he doesn't even care how it makes me feel. And then he expects me to just laugh along with him like it's nothing.