I Was Never Alone

 🤝 **I Was Never Alone**  

_By Aarav_

In the quietest nights,  

when it felt like the world had forgotten me —  

there was always a **whisper** I missed.

A hand.  

A look.  

A presence I never acknowledged enough.

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I thought I was carrying the weight alone.  

But I wasn’t.

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My mother, tired yet smiling,  

bringing me tea without asking.

My father, silent…  

but always checking if I had eaten.

My brother, showing tough love,  

yet never letting me fall behind.

Even friends who messaged just once in weeks —  

but always said,  

“Here if you need me.”

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In my pain, I had become blind.  

But now I see it clearly…

I was **never alone**.

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They didn’t always say the right words.  

They didn’t always understand my silence.

But they stood by me.  

In their way.  

Quietly. Faithfully.

And that’s love too.

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There were even times I felt a power beyond people.  

A force that whispered,  

**“Keep going.”**

Call it God.  

Call it the universe.  

Call it belief.

But it was there —  

in the days I wanted to give up…  

and didn’t.

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Now, when I sit beside my family,  

I don’t see just people.

I see **my roots**.  

My shield.  

My quiet strength.

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So to those who stood by me when I was hard to love —  

when I couldn’t smile, speak, or shine…

Thank you.

You didn’t just support me.  

You **saved** me.

🖋️ — *Aarav*