It is all in the details.
The way someone stop smiling the second they think you are no longer looking at them. How their answers become shorter and the laughter more forced each time. You will catch them with distant looks in their eyes, as if they're staring into the big nothingness that surrounds them. Completely gone. Lost. Alone. You might find they're distancing themselves from you, making excuses, feeding them you their little covering lies "I'm just tired," they'll say. They will laugh it off, every single time. You should pay attention to the what they keep covering up their body, hiding every inch of their skin, hating every inch of their skin. They wont take your compliments, if so, you will only get a simple thank you and they will take it all for lies. Self hate can be easily mistaken for self irony - Although they say it with a smile, look closely for the empty look that follows. Pay attention.
