This is a situation where you want to be helpful to a friend, but first they must help themselves. You could certainly say "I told you so," if you ever see her again, but it probably won't help you feel any better about the situation because it seems what you really wanted was to help her avert disaster. But she wouldn't listen, and it happened anyway! Thank you for sharing this interesting creative nonfiction story in The Ink Well, and for reading and commenting on the work of other community members.
Exactly! All I wanted was the best for her and I'm glad it all ended well. Thank you.