I know this girl that I would call a friend, though not a close friend. She's more a friend of convenience. It isn't that I don't like her or anything, but we would not "hang out" this much if circumstances were different.
You see, my best friend graduated in December and moved to Florida, leaving me all alone. Since I'm pretty much a hermit, I didn't think this would be too bad. Unfortunately, I do have to speak to people at some point during the week and this girl, we'll call her "Jane", is always around. We have two classes together on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and we have the same hour off between classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Our classes are beside each other before and after our break, so it's natural to go for coffee during that hour off.
Again, it isn't that I don't like Jane, she's a nice girl. She whines constantly, and she always has something that she's freaking out about, or she's mad about, or that is stressing her out. Always. This is not the kind of person I typically call a best friend. Usually, these are people I have classes with, that I talk to, and that's the end of the story.
Somehow, during this semester, I've become one of her bridesmaids. I'm supposed to read a poem at the wedding. She confides in me about everything. I really didn't think we were that close.
I feel as though I've "led her on" or something. I kinda feel bad about it, but I don't know what to do. I won't be around at the time of her wedding... I'm moving off for grad school. I've got to figure out a way to tell her we aren't really that close. I could just phase myself out, which shouldn't be too hard. I'm sure she could find another "bestest friend."
Oh well. Back to work.