She was always worried about her friends. Do they feel safe at home, have they eaten, have they gotten enough sleep. But the biggest thing she does is making sure they were okay. Never leaving anyone out when checking in on her friends. Even if she was mad or annoyed with them. But what no one noticed was that she was not okay, ironically no one ever asked if she was doing alright unless she asked first, no one was ever concerned about her.
To them if she didn't show it then it isn't there. But that's the thing, it was there, it was there more than anyone could have ever guessed, it was always there at night, in the morning, on the bus ride to and from school, during every class and break. It was always there.
Even if she was crying for help, no one noticed, it was like one bad day put on constant repeat, she would always have consistent headaches, ans she would always say she was hungry but she would skip meals anyways.
So maybe one day someone will ask her if she's okay, maybe someday someone will really listen and reach out, maybe one day she will be okay with talking to someone. But until then she will still be known as the happy friend, that one that will act like they're happy, that friend that is always okay.
