What Does It Mean To Recluse?

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Once upon a time there was a girl who was a social butterfly and didn't think twice of speaking up. Then something changed she became recluse and started to second guess herself. Was it the chemicals in her mind changing, the harassment she started to get, or just what comes with puberty? She would never know, maybe it was all three. All she wanted was the alarm that went off in her head to stop.

It was relentless the rush of nonstop thoughts that went through her head. The erratic pace of her heartbeat and the pit that grew in her stomach. Her throat would close up as she tried to speak or just gasp for air. The world around her would be on fast forward as she was stuck on slow motion. The alarm wouldn't stop but, people around would say

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