Picture perfect

Rummaging through my wardrobe, I pulled out armfuls of dresses, kirts and jackets.

Laying it all on the , I turned to my riend Maddie, 19. w anything you smiled. ks, babe!’ she said. 13 February 2019 as helping Maddie y for a night out. known each other

years, were the best s. e loved any excuse ammed up together. d countless nights he town. ecially since

roken up with m, 27. hought we had thing special. doted on my er from a previous

ship. But after two we’d split.

d been devastated. a true friend, Maddie n there for me. e better off without she’d said, wiping y my tears. he’d comforted when I missed stracted me if I’d been thinking of him. Truth is, it was only thanks to Maddie that I’d made it through the break-up at all.

‘I’m always here for you,’ she’d soothe.

‘And I’ve got your back, too,’ I promised.

I really believed it didn’t matter what guys came in and out of our lives. Maddie and I would be friends forever.

So, when she’d told me she was heading out the night before Valentine’s Day, I said she could come over to mine. She was off on a work do, while I was planning on having a night in.

‘But we’ll make you look fit!’ I promised.

Popping the prosecco, I helped Maddie get ready. ‘You’re stunning!’ I said as I used my nicest make-up on her.

‘You’re the best,’ she said. She must have tried on every item in my wardrobe before settling on a black dress. I even offered her my new leather jacket to match. ‘Thanks, babe,’ she smiled. ‘I’ll see you later.’

‘Have fun!’ I said cheerily, waving her off when her cab arrived.

Tucking myself into bed around 1am, I made a