The silent footsteps

The world buzzes around me.

The chatter of people on the streets, the gentle whispers of the wind, the occasional hum of passing cars—this little city is alive in its own way. Every person here carries a spark, full of life and purpose.

But me?

I'm just a spectator.

I...

My days start like everyone else’s. Yet, by the time they end, an emptiness lingers. As if… something is missing. As if, with each passing day, I lose a piece of myself. A hollow space remains in my heart. A suffocating loneliness.

Every morning, I wake up and pack my bag for college.

But for whom?
Or rather, to see whom?

Lectures to attend, books to read, notes to take—just the usual routine.

But outside of that…?

The same roads, the same classrooms, the same faces.

And yet, I feel like I don’t exist. Invisible.

No friends.
No one to hang out with.
No one to say, “Hey, let’s go somewhere after class.”

Everyone has built their own lives, set their own goals.
And me? I keep searching—for what, I don’t even know.

No messages.
No notifications.
No one to talk to.

I exist among the crowd, yet I am not part of it.

But sometimes, I wonder—
How much longer will this continue?
Will anything ever change?
Or… will I?

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