That Person Pretended Not to Notice That I Had Cried
Someone notices tears but says nothing, leaving the narrator unsure whether to feel grateful or wounded by their silence.
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I felt grateful that they pretended not to know, yet something in me felt disappointed—did I want to be recognized?
Next time, I resolved to wipe away every trace of tears so thoroughly that no one could tell I had cried.
But then that person asked me, "You were crying, weren't you?"
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