Confidence

She was an introverted girl.

She didn't speak much, or rather, she didn't speak at all.

She was also shy, and didn't like to look into people's eyes.

And that was why people didn't like her.

But then, it wasn't others people's fault.

Whenever they tried to engage her in conversations,

she would only utter a word or two,

then,

slowly slip away.

No one knew what she was thinking, no one knew what were her feelings.

Soon, people began ignoring her, and treated her like she was invisible.

And that was when she became more unapproachable then ever.

People loved to mock her, not verbally, but through their actions.

Whenever she was around, they transform themselves into actors and actresses,

and act.

They act like they're superior to her.

They will even put up a big show of laughing with their friends,

to try to let her know that it's a shameful thing to not have friends.

It was like they were trying to say, 'See? We all have friends to have fun with. Unlike you, so lonely. Don't you feel abandoned? Haha...'

But, she didn't feel mocked. Little did she feel inferior to others.

And because of that, people hated her even more.

They were angry that their efforts to put down her were futile.

But the truth was, she was having the last laugh.

And the secret to that was because she could accept herself, and walk through life with her head held high.