I Joked When I Should’ve Been Honest

I’m probably going to regret posting this. But I need to get it off my chest.

There’s this person in my life everyone thinks I don’t care about. We joke.

We tease. We act like nothing matters. But the truth is… I notice everything

they do. The way they get quiet when someone else gets attention. The way they act

like they don’t care — but clearly do. One night, we were talking

way longer than usual. Nothing crazy. Just back and forth. Then they said something

that made my heart stop. “Do you ever feel like you’re way more invested than

you should be?” I stared at my screen for a long time. I wanted to be honest. But instead,