Shame on me. I should have trusted my gut. I knew something was up, but I couldn’t put my finger on it because it all happened so slowly.Â
My first piece of advice would be this: Watch for the new people. The ones who rocket into the inner circle.Â
The language. Pay attention not just to what they’re saying, but to whether they used to talk like that.Â
When you try to explain your truth they will tell you not to bad mouth their friends, even though you were supposed to be friends with them.Â
In the end, nothing mattered.