I have always had a hard time opening up to those around me. I find myself doing everything I can to please my friends and make sure that they are okay, but I find myself sacrificing my own needs in the process. I have no trouble staying up until the wee hours of the night just to make sure my friends get home okay, and often don’t fall asleep until I see or hear from them, even if the sun starts rising.

This is both a blessing and a curse. My friends are appreciative of the care that I take with them, but it can be taxing sacrificing my needs. This is not to say that I don’t take care of myself when my friends are in the picture, but I have no problem setting aside what I am doing if they have something else in their best interests.

The other night, just as I was falling asleep, one of my friends told me they needed my help. I was already waiting for my other friend to return from his fraternity, so I was going to take care of him as well. I had my friend who requested my help come to where I was meeting him and took care of both of them together. This led to me staying up way past a normal hour, but I wanted to make sure both of them were okay.

In the end, my friends are everything to me.