I didn't visit my grandfather in the hospital because I was terrified of seeing him look frail and weak.

My old yearbooks sit gathering dust in the garage, filled with signatures from people I will never see again.

I took an extended lunch break every single day for six months and nobody in management ever noticed or said anything.

I use my busy schedule as a convenient shield so I never have to face how lonely I actually feel.

Moving away for my dream job made me realize how quickly people forget about you when you aren't physically around.

Everyone in my high school class is starting families while I am still trying to figure out my career path.

I let my best friend pay for my dinner last week even though I just received my paycheck earlier that morning.

My coworker always leaves the microwave dirty with popcorn splatter, so I put a sticky note inside saying "Your mother doesn't work here."

I have had moments where my heart stopped beating and I knew there was no going back from it.

I lied about having a competing offer and got my company to bump my salary by 25%. I didn't even have an interview.

I listen to epic medieval battle music while scrubbing my kitchen counters on Sunday mornings.

My mother has been keeping secrets from me for twenty years and I still visit her every week.

I accidentally scratched my neighbor's bumper while parallel parking in the rain and drove away without leaving a note.

I threw away their letter but kept the envelope because the date meant something special.

I pretended I was a better student than I actually was so everyone would think I was perfect at school.