Friends

I find a lot of value in people, but there is something very different in a friend, its a constent feed of good feelings, emotions that really capture you...friends demonstrate time and time again how much you mean to them...I am very lucky I have many friends...people I can trust, people that touched me with sympathy and empathy, perhaps in difficult situations they approach me with only the truth and that is always something I cherish.
Other than the obvious mutual understanding there is always something more, the kindness wins over, a sense or care and attention, its a very personal relationship, you can be you in front of your friends. From a dork to a cry baby, friends won't judge, they won't put you down and I have found many who have passed in my life and I am proud with my chest sore with pride I have met such wonderful people...who were in my life just for a glimpse and who I have had to say good bye because of death...and some who continue to make me happy...

The 1st person I dared call my best friend was Lisa D. ever since I was young we use to shake food, eat what was really good back then hot cheetos we hung out together after school, she use to live right across the street from my house we grew very close from my 1st grade all the way before going into my junior high I enjoyed having her over my house she lived with her mother who could not talk so she was very fluent in sign language, time passed and we remained close but all of a sudden she moved and I never heard of her again, years passed as I grew up I thought about her constantly and me and mom decided to visit the old neighborhood and we found her grandmother, she gave me the terrible news that she had tragically lost her life in a car crash with her mother.

Candy was "Miss Hello Kitty" in my class she always had the most prettiest things her mother never denied her anything I use to sit with her not knowing why everyone else didn't want to even touch her, she didn't have that much hair, her skin was so super soft and she only wore the softest clothes, many times she took hats to school because her doctor told her she had to protect her head from the sun...I did visit her many times because she was always a sweetheart, many made fun of her appearance, she taught me a lot of accepting different people into my heart, she had cancer and died soon after her 12th birthday...

Alicia R. she was my best friend almost all through high school, I hanged out with her many times, she was so pretty and so shy, she was always a little chubby, but we were always together sharing lunch and what not...she stopped talking to me because she had a boyfriend almost right after high school and I think she went to college and I think she might have a baby...

Monica aka "Lang Lang" Ive known her for a few years now almost 5yrs. She continues to talk to me she is always very present in my mind and in my thoughts we talk and write so much, she makes such a difference in my life, and even though it was somewhat of a rough start for both of use because we didn't really like each other, we found common ground, we found that both us had autistic siblings, we both found out we lived in the same street at the time and many other equal likes and dislikes...she is a very responsible girl, when in trouble I talk to her for comfort, when in a happy mood I can't contain myself I talk to her and she does the same with me, she makes me laugh a lot "payasita"... and what I love the most is that my whole family views her as family .
Mayra aka "Sally" This girl is someone worth admiring I got to know her around the same time I got to know Monica, all of us worked together, and what a team we were!!! Mayra is called "Sally" because her appearance is uncanny to Tim Burton's creation The Nightmare Before Christmas, well she looks like Sally to my eyes, but Mayra who is also very nice and responsible very strong girl, I am lucky to have met such a person, somewhat shy and such a beautiful voice, she has been through thick and thin with me my family loves her so much.

Petey was a very nice addition to my friends list for the obvious reason of course, he was and still is very much in love with Mayra, oh how it all comes together, when I met him he was college, always a hard worker, always wanting to learn new things and be on top of so many duties no wonder he was pretty much our manager, yes all 4 of us worked together at Red Brick, he is the most driven and the most likely to succeed at anything, yes he is that type of person, the one people fall in love with his personality, his guidence and spirit a fav. addition to my friends and I have known him for the same amount of years as Monica and Mayra.


Jackie...she is fierce, driven to the max on education and very much opinionated at such a young age she shows no fear for the future, she met me pregnant, sad and with my self esteem on the floor pretty much, and with out her knowing she made such a difference so deep, so profoundly sincere, she admires her mother for being so strong and what I love about Jackie is that she tries not to fail, which is what surprises me because at her age the only thing that use to happen on a constant basis to me was failure here and there, because of either immaturity or just stupid choices, that is why when I met Jackie I was astonished, and still am, her stories and basically all her life has made me realize its worth taking risks and making the right choice from the beginning and thinking before you do anything in life...

Now all of these people are only a few that have enchanted me with their life and with their stories, I have shared experiences good and bad, to all of my friends out in the world I thank you for being part of my life.

Madi*