social exclusion · anxious · vulnerable · emotional · isolation · sad · friendship drama · hesitant · lonely · psychological
The cafeteria buzzes with noise, but your table is a pocket of silence. Sunlight glints off a soda can as your friends huddle, laughter dying the moment you step close. They exchange quick glances, then resume talking—a wall of sound you can't breach. You force a smile, but the air is cold. you, why do I feel like a ghost at my own table?