random-rat

“You’re so well behaved” She looks at you “you’re so smart” She smiles “Great job on a perfect score” She nods But when she walks away She holds back all her tears One escapes Someone walks by She wipes it off She knows they’re judging her fears She knows that they know nothing about her aside from her silence And her brains And her neutral reactions to when against her is the worst violence “Why are you so shy?” There's silence “She hasn't spoken in 3 months” She's right there listening “She shook her head, she couldn't even say no out loud” she watches the laugh “You know you can talk, right?” She nods They don't understand it's not that simple And she doesn't understand why she's like this She hates the word shy Hates the attention She just wants to be normal But nothing can change her It's been 10 years of trying She knows it deep down Nothing can save her "what's her name again?" “doesnt matter. she never says anything, she won't get mad at you” He keeps kicking her seat Their classmates laugh and smile, even the ones nice to her She does too “You need to try harder to hit the ball and actually work with your team” Everyone is relieved She nods with wet eyes “Hey, its rude to not say hi to me” “Make eye contact, it looks like you’re not paying attention” “You can't get the full grade; you didn't speak loud enough” “You need to participate more” She sighs, and finally, she lets out two words “I’m sorry”