The class was full of shifting alliances, whispered betrayals, and surface-level bonds. Every day, someone called another their "best friend forever," only for it to collapse weeks later.
And in that chaos, the truth became clear:
Finding a friendship that was genuine, unshaken by power or convenience, was like winning the lottery—one chance in infinity.
Ashlin's story wasn't about villains or heroes.
It was about choices.
She had the rarest of treasures in her hands—Lilly, Jackie, Emily—and she let it slip for the false shine of Aisha and Rosie.
In the end, she learned what many never do until it's too late:
True friendship is the rarest prize of all. And some people spend a lifetime chasing it, never realizing they once had it all along.