Friends...

Hey! So I'm back from Italy...I had a blast and didn't want to leave but at the same time I missed my family and friends here in Malta. Hmmmm what shall we talk about let me see....Okay got it lets talk about friends.

So this subject has been explored and discussed quite a bit...understatement right?! So lets start with what a friend is. So a friend is a person no matter the age that you feel confident with, someone whom you trust, whom you know is always there for you no matter what. Now that we established that we need to distinguish between real friends and fake ones. I personally have had a fair share of both so here goes.

Real friends don't judge you. They always try to help you and even if you fight you always forgive each other. Real friends don't talk behind each others' back. They always stick together and experience life's up and down together. They are rare but once you find them they will stick around.

Now, on the other hand fake friends are your "friends" for their own benefit. They use you and when they obtain what they want they ditch you, throw you away. Even when you're together you may think they're honest but they don't make you feel special or loved. They judge you harshly and seek to undermine you.

Okay are you with me so far? So lets proceed.

Now let me give you a couple of my own experiences with fake friends. So when I was younger i.e. a couple of years ago I had these group of friends whom I loved very much and I thought they loved me but it wasn't so. They seeked only to become more popular and wanted to look good in the guys's eyes so since I apparently didn't cut it they simply ganged up on me and ditched me. I was broken hearted and thereafter I made some bad choices in my life. I now know that it wasn't fault but theirs even though back then I used to blame myself. I felt useless ugly and a loser. I cried myself to sleep and didn't want to talk about it to anyone so I kept it all in. What they did to me was wrong. They left me broken and bleeding but I should have opened up and talked about my problems instead of keeping everything inside. However, this experience has helped me become the person I am today and even though it hurt a lot I am now stronger for it.

Now let me tell you how I met my soul mate, my best friend ever. She is beautiful in soul mind and body and I love her a lot. We are like sisters. We do everything together. We love each other and we can't live without one another. We used to know each other before but we were never friends. We talked to each other but never really felt that connection until around a year ago when the school systems brought us together for our English class. When we saw each other we felt a sense of relief and we immediately clicked. From that day on we became the best of friends and we are still going strong. We have comforted each other, we have laughed together, cried together and we have been there for each other every single day. That is friendship. It took me a lot to find the one person who loved me and understood me, who saw me for who I really was and even though I'm not perfect she loved me for it and I do too. It was a difficult road but I finally found her and I am never letting her go no matter what.

Okay so those were my stories. I know that it is hard to distinguish between the real friends and the fake ones but once you find that person or those people who truly get you you'll be the happiest person on earth. Trust to get there it is hard and tedious and you'll end up broken hearted more times than I can admit but don't give up cause there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

Hope I helped. :)

Love Ver.