They call you strong. You wish they would offer to carry something. Cards After Dark · 2♠️ You know who calls when they need help. Who calls when you do? The 2♠️ is friendship proven through shared effort. The person who stays to stack the chairs. Who notices you’re struggling before you turn it into a joke. Who can disagree with you and still show up tomorrow. Its shadow knows how to look close. Photos together. Public praise. Your name in rooms where your needs would be inconvenient. Sometimes they take advantage. Sometimes you keep saying “I’ve got it” because you’re afraid they won’t want you if you don’t. You swallow the disagreement. Volunteer when you’re exhausted. Become so good at needing nothing that nobody learns how to be there for you. Then resentment builds over an arrangement you keep pretending works. Say what you need. Let them answer. Watch what they do. One missed call doesn’t define a friendship. A pattern of leaving you alone with the work tells you some...