Riris,

You gave me a good idea to hang out with a guy and a girl from my philosophy class. We are supposed to meet up tonight to work on our essays. I’m gonna try to get friendlier with them and maybe even become close enough to start hanging out regularly. They are the type of people who like to have fun and those are the types of people I want to be friends with.

I have tried a couple of times to become friends with the girls on my floor but it hasn’t really worked. They are all nice but they have become close. I haven’t had many opportunities to see them. I think I have social anxiety. Today, while I was waiting in the lunch line I saw a girl from my floor and a guy from the floor below me who I know. When I saw them I said hi from across the way but they didn’t hear…. but then they did. I don’t know why but I felt so awkward when everyone in line saw me say hi and they didn’t hear. Well, they ended up coming over to me and I was acting all awkward and blushing. They could probably tell something was wrong with me… ugh I hate those moments. I don’t want to be seen as weird. And then now I am worried… am I going to ruin my reputation if I keep acting so nervous and blushing? We actually had a decently long conversation after the incident and I KNOW my face was red but I was talking normally.