have learned this the hard way that no matter how close you were with someone at one point, as time goes by your way of life and your paths change completely and you don't even relate to that person anymore
"you handled it so well" yes, because no one noticed those tears, no one heard the loud screams in my head, no one offered a shoulder where i can lean on, no one saw me crying my heart out. with all those silent battles, i'm deeply glad for surviving