Friendless

Do you ever feel like you have everyone surrounding you, but no one at all?

I do. I feel friendless.

School

I know at least 30 people

But are we friends?

No.

That's made clear when they have birthday parties that I don't know about.

When they go to Moe's after school and I'm left going home, lonely, on the bus.

When the library is full of my "friends" but I'm not there.

A "friend" said that I'm popular.

She's funny. And kind. And wonderful.

But, she has friends. Good friends.

I have acquaintances. No friends.

This isn't their fault.

They are wonderful people.

But... as people grow up,

People grow apart.

As people grow up,

I shrink... falling farther and farther from humanity.