my friends

Being with others who truly care has given me a sense of liberation. Four people especially because with them I don’t have to pretend to be someone I’m not when I’m around them. If I am upset they help me through it and if I am happy they are there to be happy with me. That is the true beauty of having these friends. I don’t always have to agree with them, I don’t even have to like them all of the time and they most definitely should not like me or agree with my liberal ass all of the time. Friends are there for you all of the time, in any situation. They know when to help in full force and when it is best for them just to keep their distance. Friends are supposedly the family that you chose so it makes sense that they are going to hurt you sometimes just like your family will. Some will have to be selfish, while others will give you their everything, and there will be the few rare people that actually do both. It is those people in my friend group that I am so extremely grateful for, they are the ones who teach me life lessons and give me the honest to god truth no matter how badly it is going to hurt. It is these friends that have changed me as a person and have made me realize who I actually am. I absolutely adore my friends. I know they get frustrated with me but the fact that they still choose to be my friends no matter the hardships we face and after all that I’ve put them through makes them the most priceless things in the world to me. In my entire high school career there is only one person who I can name who has been there for me through it all, and she is still there for me today. Now that I have left, I can gladly call upon three more people to be there for me in any hardship. I met two of these people my my senior year and I grew closer to one of these people i’d previously known. All of these people who I’ve allowed to enter my life and get to know me for who I really am are people I hope that I will never lose in my lifetime. I know that life from here on out is only going to get more difficult, and that these difficulties will put a tremendous strain on my friendships. I know I will doubt my own decisions, I will doubt some of their decisions and they will undoubtedly question a lot of mine. As this amazing summer draws to a close, I have come to know some of the most amazing and caring people. These four people that have stuck it out with me through my mental breakdowns, my anxiety attacks and everything in between. The fact that they still want to be my friends after all of the shit I have put them through means that I have to work harder to show them how much I truly respect them and how proud I am of them. They have done so much to better themselves this past year and there is no way to express how proud I am of them. So to the four of you, I love you with all of my heart and I swear I will never take you for granted.