@ilysmbader: #2020 #idkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk I smiled enough to convince the world, but never enough to convince myself. No matter how hard I tried to believe that everything would eventually be okay, some nights the silence felt heavier than words. I learned that loneliness isn't always about being alone, it's about carrying a version of yourself that no one else can see, the one that still waits by the window for footsteps that stopped coming a long time ago. I stopped explaining myself to people who only listen to reply, and started keeping my quietest thoughts for the hours when the world sleeps and I don't have to pretend anymore.