where would I be without my friends?

Over the past few months, I've come to realize that I have the most amazing friends ever. 

There was one night, maybe a few months ago, I was talking to an old camp counsellor about "trouble" I had gotten into. She asked who I had been hanging out with to influence me like that, and said maybe I shouldn't be hanging out with them. 

But, I thought, "how could I ever stop hanging out with these people?" 

I realized that night, this is where I want to be. This group of friends I have now are the kind of friends I've wanted to have all my high school life. And I finally have them. 

They love, look out for, and care for me so much that they would even hurt my feelings to avoid me getting hurt. 

Sure, my internet friends are awesome, and always there for me. My from-away-conference-and-camp friends have shared some awesome summers and weekends with me, times I could never forget or replace. I miss them a whole lot. But there's just something about my group I have now. 

They make me completely happy. And I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. No matter what.