Loyalty

One person leaves the room and the conversation shifts.

"Did you hear about...."

It never fails.

We all have a target on our backs, giving aim to whoever we surround ourselves with. It doesn't matter how hard you try to appease or do right by others, there will be someone ready to spread negative lies or painful truths about you.

The herd mentality is strong in the human species. Everyone joining in to feel on top or a part of something.

A true friend is someone who doesn't cower in your absence. Someone who is loyal regardless the slander that is spewed while your back is turned.

Standing up to a herd and stepping outside of the pack, willing to take a hit for someone you call friend. Sacrificing comfort for the protection of another is the purest form of friendship.

We all are fucked up in our own ways. A true friend won't be the one secretly laughing at you for it, valuing self-preservation more than you.