Last Year

Last year was great. I had everything I ever wanted. "Real" friends. People to hang out with after school. People to talk to when I was bored. Someone to tell me I was pretty.
My friends and I would go on bike rides, go to movies, hang out at each other's house. It was great.

This year, though. I hit a rough patch when school started. I was hoping those "friends" would help me get through it. I would be so sad and just needed someone to talk to. They were never there. They never wanted to talk to me. They ignored me when other people were around. I was nothing to them. I had my close friends, and they failed me when I needed them the most.

I thought we were friends, but I guess I'm wrong.

I feel so alone surrounded by all those familiar strangers.