Friends

Yesterday was Vil's birthday! Vilmarie is one of my best friends and basically my cousin. Anyway, yesterday was her 18th birthday, which is pretty special in Puerto Rico, where she currently lives, and where my family is from! I was thinking about how sad I am that I couldn't spend it with her and how it's actually ironic that her birthday falls on the same day that my mom's best friend, Clarissa, died, 28 years ago. She was in an accident two days before my parent's wedding, and no one told my mother until after the wedding. It's still a hard topic to talk about, and I don't blame my mother. I can't imagine losing any of my best friends, especially because in 2016 I've made such close bonds with new people from all over the globe! I'm one of those people who does anything for their friends, when I love, I love so deeply.

My whole life I've struggled with the concept of "friends". I really never had a best best friend until I was 12 and I met my closest friend, Katie! Before then, I wasn't a person people wanted to be friends with. I've always been a nerd who likes to read instead of playing sports, I had asthma that was quite bad. Even to this day, my pulmonologist is my close friend. I was bullied and made fun of a lot too, I never really knew who I could trust. So, to have such close friends who love and understand me, is really a great accomplishment. I'm in a really happy place with my friends.