Rant #22309

I hate how I can be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone. I’ll laugh, talk, and act like everything’s fine, but the second I’m by myself, everything hits me at once. I miss when I actually felt important to people instead of feeling like someone they talk to only when they’re bored. I’m always scared that if I stop texting first, stop checking in, and stop trying, nobody will even notice I’m gone. And honestly, I’m tired of pretending that doesn’t hurt.