Headache

    "I have a headache." I'm not lying. Technically. I'm sad, angry, scared, confused, hurt, and lonely. It's enough to give anyone a headache. That's okay though because as long as I behave no one has to deal with it but me.

    No one has to complain that I'm having another problem. No one can get annoyed at me and say how something is always wrong. No one will have to worry about me needing security measures. No one can point out how they can't do anything because of me.

    As long as I behave and act okay, I can stay invisible. Almost no one asks how I'm doing or what I'm thinking. People tell me that isn't how you get by but it's working. People don't care if something's wrong as long as nothing is ruined for them.

    Therefore, if I say I have a headache instead of talking, I only have to tell the truth to those who care enough not to believe me.