To Be Alone Or Being Alone?

One fine day, I was reading my biology notes while waiting for my cappuccino coffee and chocolate waffle in a coffee shop. I was alone that day because all my friends have their own plan and could not accompany me. I never went alone to the coffee shop before this, it is either with my friends or with my family. Suddenly, I realized that there were some eyes watched everything that I did as if they never saw someone being alone in a coffee shop. Well, I guess they never went alone to anywhere and they did not know how fun it is to be alone sometimes. In my opinion, it is better being alone rather than being with other people but we could not do what we want. “For me, the most interesting thing about a solitary life, and mine has been that

For instance, when I was alone at home, I would completely turned to someone that are not me. It does not mean that I am being hypocrite, trying to be a good girl in front of my family and other people but that is just how I am. To be honest, I am much more comfortable when I am alone because I can do anything that I want to do. When my family were not around and left me by my own, I would not use my headphones anymore like I always did. I turned the volume up and did my crazy, weird dance routines without have to worry if someone saw me doing that. In addition, being alone is not the same as being lonely. It is not right to have a thought that someone who is alone have no friends or in other words, a loner. In my opinion, our society especially teenagers nowadays have the typical mind-set which is everywhere that we go, we must have someone with us and it is totally wrong to be alone. They also thought that someone who is eating or walking alone is an introvert person that tends to shrink from social circle and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts when that particular person only wants to enjoy himself by being alone. After a cup of cappuccino and a slice of waffle, I left the coffee shop. I headed to the bookstore, still being alone. I found a feeling of comfort that I never felt before even when I was surrounded with so many people. There were some eyes that still watched me as I wandered around the bookstore. I chose to ignore them and decided to not care about what they thinking about me because I am enjoying myself and anything that they thought of me are not