/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>Friend of mine about to take big test
>Outcome will decide her immediate and possibly distant future career
>Have been hyping and calming her for this
>We both decide that if she does good we'll go out drinking
>I set aside money to ensure a good time
>Believe with my whole heart she's going to make it
>She fails
>"I fucked up" is the first text she sends after the test is done
>I ask what she wants to do
>Reply is get home and cry
>I'm crying too now
>Nothing I can do about it
>Take drinking-money
>Buy a bunch of shit to add to my Taobao order
>Frills to frame my feels

On the bright side my cash will go to material goods instead of fleeting times well spent. But man, I really wish I could have spent that time with her.