How I do so love my friends

I don't know how I would make it through the hardships of life without my friends. I mean, you can always bury the things that hurt until they're so far down that their thorns no longer prick at nerves, but it takes a much stronger person to leave the hurt out in the open, to show it to the world, to let them see you cry, looking up at the lonely sky as the tears fall down. The true face of sadness is one with a smile that you cannot hold. But I love my friends, because I know that no matter what happens, they won't judge me and they will always be there for me when I'm down. Plus, after getting a good, liberating conversation out with my friends, it's great to go shopping. I know I did that the other day, going all the way to Southpoint Mall in Durham from Raleigh. That ate up my gas, but it was so much fun just wandering around talking to Tofu. Next time, though, I think we'll just stay around town instead so I can save a bit of gas to visit them more often.