My F.R.I.E.N.D.S are priceless!

Life was fun. With friends, life was so much fun. All that she knew was a world that had only her friends and family. She tried her best to stand to their expectations. Nobody could love them like she did. She missed no chance to shower them with cute little surprises and gifts to make them happy. And with her around, people always were.

Despite all wonderful people by her side, there was a tenebrous side to her life. A feeling of being detested; of emptiness, fear and obscurity.

Just then he comes in and fills the void with dapples of sunshine. So many friends she has, but this person seems a little different and more special. In all best ways he tries to woo her- compliments, flowers, chocolates and everything she liked. He makes her feel like she is the queen of his world. Unlike her friends who had responsibilities towards every other friend, his love was all hers. More love, more time and more importance and so she falls for him.

Her friends could see that incipient ignorance. She behaved like they never existed for her, like she doesn't need them now, like their presence in her life was fated to end there. Pity she never realized how much her absence in their lives bothered them ever since he has entered into her life. They had always thought she was the perfect kind of friend to have. But the one who cared the most now had no time for friends or family. The one, who could never hide the slightest of things, now hardly shares any of her feelings. Today she is someone else's property.

Few years of relationship and love begins to fade. May be it is still there but she doesn't get to see it so often. Fights and arguments over trivial matters. Words failing to convince. Crying doesn't help either. All she needs now is a friend by her side…to support her, to console her and to be with her all the time like how it used to be years before. She starts feeling guilty and sorry for all the times she had hurt them and promises herself to bring that spark in their friendship back if only her friends forgave her.

While her friends have never been selfish neither will they ever be. They were always there and will always be- in happiness and in solitude. Life begins to seem brighter. She doesn't neglect either of the relationships, spends equal time with both, and takes pleasure in exiguity.

It happens with all of us right? Sometimes one relation takes a higher stand than the others. Every relation we make has its own importance. We can’t neglect one for the other and if we did, sooner or later we realize and regret.

I remember I have been that way during the initial years of my relationship with him. Not completely the way I wrote it here but then I remember a particular incident- when I had a small misunderstanding with my friend and I gave a message which said something like -> ok, I don’t need anyone…I have him, he cares the most. And then I got this reply -> Div, you sure have him, but I need you…think about this. You don’t know how much difference you made in my life. You taught me a lot.

That was it. In fact I gave that kind of message to her to get this kind of reply. LOL was trying to make her jealous or something. I believe I have never really ignored my friends till date-no matter what or who came in between. And if I ever did, please forgive me.

You all know how important you are for me right? My birthdays without you would be as bad as birthdays without him…the only difference -> you are here, he is far.

Love you all so much.