Secret Group Chat About Me

By Teya | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/sub2storybooth | When Teya was a sophomore in high school, she had a close group of friends. However, her friend group started to get toxic. Everyone would talk about each other behind their backs, but when they would see each other and hang out as a group, they would all act like nothing ever happened. It started to bother Teya. Teya happened to be good friends with this guy James - a cute football player that a lot of girls had a crush on. But Teya and James truly were just friends, and they would hang out and talk often. However, Teya had no idea that one of her friends, Lucy, had a HUGE crush on James. One day at lunch, James sent Teya a funny meme, so Teya decided to show the text to her friends at the table. She instantly noticed that Lucy was mad, but she had no idea why. Then, all of a sudden, Lucy and the rest of Teya's friends started using sign language to communicate. Teya didn't take sign language, so she had no idea what they were saying. Teya leaned over her friend Lily and asked what they were all signing about. Lily told her that Lucy was really upset, and she was telling the rest of the friend group that Teya was trying to steal James from her. Teya was super confused and really upset. Later that night, Teya was focusing on a Spanish project when she received a troubling text from her friend, asking if she was okay. Teya was confused and asked what she meant, and her friend FaceTimed her saying that a group chat had been created called "We Hate Teya." Teya's friend started sending her screenshots of the conversation, and Teya was instantly crushed. She read horrible messages about herself, written by her friends and other people from her school. People were saying that Teya was annyoing and trying to steal James from Lucy on purpose. She read really hateful messages, and she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Instantly, Teya felt sick to her stomach. Her mom ran upstairs as she started screaming, and she ran to the bathroom and threw up. As she sat over the toilet, she started crying hysterically. She felt mentally broken down. The next day at school, Teya felt really worthless. Only one of the girls from her friend group stood up for her, and she felt like she lost all of her friends. It was really hard for her to face the truth - her friend group was toxic. Teya's a senior now, and she actually has a class with Lucy. They aren't friends anymore - and there were always be awkward tension between them - but Teya has chosen to forgive her and move on. Now, Teya is on dance team and has a much better group of friends. Her advice to everyone watching is to avoid toxic friend groups and focus on healthy relationships because, otherwise, you will be dragged down with the negativity and the toxic energy. Record your story @ https://storybooth.com or our iPhone app for a chance to get animated. ______ What's your true story? storybooth wants to hear it! LINKS: Website: http://www.storybooth.com Instagram: @thestorybooth   / thestorybooth   Tumblr:   / storybooth   If you liked this storybooth storytime (story time storybook) animation watch our themed parity playlist collections full of true stories: Being Yourself: https://goo.gl/89enEN Love and Heartbreak: https://goo.gl/mfaoKw Embarrassing and Funny: https://goo.gl/5GjxrW Bullies and Mean People: https://goo.gl/THS3LB Overcoming Challenges: https://goo.gl/pbxRa9 #storybooth #noscripts #novoiceactors