no matter how rude, disrespectful, and unapolgetic you say you may be, there will always be someone that cares about you.I truly wonder why people want to befriend me. I am, and always have been that one kid who gets perfect scores when no one else does. The one who gets away with treating teachers quite rudely because of my connections. The one who wins the competitions, gets into elite private schools, has most of the teachers on my side at all times, the one that I myself would despise. It's curious though, how after all of this, the impressive things I have achieved, the ones that boost my pride and confidence to a near narcissistic degree, do people still acknowledge me as a friend.
Constantly, I project my beliefs and expectations onto others. I am rude, unapologetic, and cold. Yet why do people still chase after me? Entertainment? Truly the desire to accompany me? Or the hope that my parents and connections will help them go places.
After years of shutting out society and the pure intentions of people who simply wanted to help, I have built up a wall. Invulnerable to the words of others, I push people away. Though I crave the affirmation of others, to be embraced happily as a kind, intelligent person, I am simply unable to bring myself to that point. When I'm too close to spilling my thoughts or things I feel would cause me to be safer if I didn't share, I automatically shut down. I don't believe in the good of people and anything kind done to me I immediately associate with bad intentions.
Even with this, people still care? I have pondered this question so many times. Only to find that people come looking for me when they need an emotional support ragdoll, feel lonely and have no one else (meaning I'm their last resort), and/or need my help academically. But then there are people who truly care. People I don't acknowledge.
Sometimes I wonder if I started to cry in public, or showed an evident sign of weakness to those who may harm me with it. What would they do? What would they think of me? What would I think of myself?
People say I'm very stiff, serious, cold, and tense. Is it the fact that I don't deny any of the things they accuse me of but instead go along with it in the most unhumorous way possible? Or is it because I simply don't interact with people often and have teachers complimenting my every answer? Maybe because I don't talk about anything other than my achievements in both academics and other skills and hobbies. But isn't that just me carefully selecting the point in which I have the spotlight? Taking pride in my expensive education and hobbies?
Sorry, just some thoughts.
even if you don't think they should, or that they dont care at all, i promise you, there will always be someone.