A friend told me I was the “belle of the ball”

I didn’t know what he meant so I asked, and basically he said that everyone liked me.

Long story short, I’ve been frequenting a bar and met regulars there who happened to be on a pool team. I started playing them a ton and they eventually invited me to join their team and it’s quite possibly the best thing that’s happened to me in a long time.

I’ve been struggling with so much internally with self-confidence since my ex and I broke up. I generally just feel like a loser. Maybe I am still, idk.

But what I will say is that since I’ve been frequenting this bar, I’ve met many people including the rest of the pool team and captain. And according to this friend who’s a part of the team, everyone likes me. And that makes me feel so good. It’s quite the confidence boost today, esp since I played many good games tonight against them. My friend even asked me if I was interested in joining their 9-ball team too which is the ultimate dream rn.

For once in my entire stupid inconsequential life, I feel like I achieved something significant that I genuinely set out to do, and I met that fucking goal. And that people do like me. Ex be damned, maybe she really did miss out on me.

Maybe my team won’t win the next season or go to Vegas. I’m just glad I get to play on a team in an official capacity. Tonight, I feel like I lived life for once.