Diamond in the Rough

You knew Danielle before the beauty, before the confidence, before the attention. To everyone else, she was the awkward girl they ignored and bullied. To you, she was Danny—the girl worth standing beside. You helped her find her confidence. You watched her transform. You believed that when you finally reached college together, the years of friendship might finally become something more. But college gave Danielle something she had never experienced before: everyone's attention. And she became addicted to it. Danny disappeared, replaced by Danielle—a beautiful, confident woman surrounded by admirers, parties, and new friends. While everyone else saw a girl who had finally become everything she wanted to be, you saw someone slowly leaving you behind.