How Are You?

I think I’m getting sick and tired of people asking me how I am doing. Anytime I meet somehow at school they ask this very same question and I always reply in the same manner, “I’m good, how are you?” For once I just want to be the guy who says just how bad things are going and see how the other person reacts, but I wouldn’t do that. I don’t think anyone would actually do that because they don’t want confrontation. People are afraid of telling people who they barely know just how they feel. I also think it’s easier to tell people a tiny lie so they don’t get noisy or feel obligated to continue the conversation. One of these days I’ll gather the courage to go against the social norm.