I have had many of acquaintances, but only a handful of friends.
I loved my friends, they've all gone away now.
They are gone due to unfortunate circumstances, or because I sadly pushed them away.
Lui and I were friends since we were 10, ended losing contact after 12 years of a beautiful friendship.
We went from skating to driving, experienced life, death, joy, pain, everything.
We drifted apart with the help of his older partner who thought we were to young and naive to be a part of their lives.
The saddest loss of friendship came from Santino. We were only friends for about 8 years. We discovered music, girls, and skated everywhere and anytime together. After a long summer, I received a call from him inviting me to join the "Father Less" gang with him, telling me on how we could have a pain free initiation, he broke my heart. Two years later, I picked up the paper to see him on the front page as it described how he would be tried as an adult for the drive by where he had killed another gang member. I would have been in that car with you.
The rest of my friends I just pushed away.
In a way I've always felt that I was not good enough for them or that I would end up disappointing them in some way.
I know that I suffer from an antisocial personality disorder possibly because of these losses, but I realize now that I need to fix this.
What saddens me the most is that in a room full of people, even family, I always feel empty and left out.
I know this is all inside my ridiculous prepubescent brain, but it feels so real.
I whine about this ridiculous emotion, again temporarily forgetting my privileged life of having my dearest friend lay besides me every night.
Recently, I'm trying to bring people into my life that inspire me and that I can somehow provide some sort of worthy friendship to. I want to matter.