They decided to find the end of the rainbow.

While they hoped they would find a pot of gold,

neither of them truly believed that the mythical pot would actually be there. Nor did they
believe they could actually find the end of the rainbow. Still, it seemed like a fun activity for
the day, and pictures of them chasing rainbows would look great on their Instagram
accounts. They would have never believed they would actually find the end of a rainbow, and
when they did, what they actually found there.

The spot was perfect for camouflage. At least that's what she thought when she picked the
spot. She couldn't imagine that anyone would ever be able to see her in these surroundings.
So there she sat, confident that she was hidden from the world and safe from danger.
Unfortunately, she had not anticipated that others may be looking upon her from other
angles, and now they were stealthily descending toward her hiding spot.

It was a good idea. At least, they all thought it was a good idea at the time. Hindsight would
reveal that in reality, it was an unbelievably terrible idea, but it would take another week for
them to understand that. Right now, at this very moment. they all agreed that it was the
perfect course of action for the current situation.

It had been a simple realization that had changed Debra's life perspective. It was really so
simple that she was embarrassed that she had lived the previous five years with the way she
measured her worth. Now that she saw what she had been doing, she could see how sad it
was. That made her all the more relieved she had made the change. The number of hearts her
Instagram posts received wasn't any longer the indication of her own self-worth.

"So, what do you think?" he asked nervously. He wanted to know the answer, but at the same
time, he didn't. He'd put his heart and soul into the project and he wasn't sure he'd be able to
recover if they didn't like what he produced. The silence from the others in the room seemed
to last a lifetime even though it had only been a moment since he asked the question. "So,
what do you think?" he asked again.

Although Scott said it didn't matter to him, he knew deep inside that it did. They had been
friends as long as he could remember and not once had he had to protest that something Joe
apologized for doing didn't really matter. Scott stuck to his lie and insisted again and again
that everything was fine as Joe continued to apologize. Scott already knew that despite his
words accepting the apologies that their friendship would never be the same.