I have been thinking about friendship.

I've never had real friends before (insert standard disclaimer of "that I remember" here). Even my friend in the institution wasn't... well, he wasn't really all THERE, if you know what I mean, so we couldn't really be close. But here I have friends. Everyone here is so nice. And so, I don't know how to put this, so STRONG in their friendship. Definately THERE. You all care about each other, and care DEEPLY. And I care for all of you, too, even the people who I only know enough to nod to when we pass in the halls.

Caring enough to be blinded to dangers, to react without thinking isn't a bad thing, I don't think. I mean, it proves how deeply you can FEEL. The more you can feel, the more you can love, and there is never too much love in the world.

For instance, when she came back a few days ago, Amanda gave me the most wonderful present! It's a rose quartz bracelet and it's absolutely MAGIC. Not because of all the really cool properties it has that she explained to me, but because it was from HER, from my FRIEND. The bracelet is magic because it made me feel like I was floating on Cloud 9 (this is a pun, but it is also true).

There is also worry in having friends. And because friends can feel the love so deeply, the pain goes deep, too.

I hope everything turns out alright.