Lately, I've not been emotionally fine and I tried as much as possible to hide it away from people to avoid questions like what's wrong? What's happening? Are you fine? You do not look fine to me and similar questions.

But there are these two good friends of mine that could read and notice something was wrong with me from my facial expression. Sam was worried and curious because I did not go to school which was unusual for me, while Tomi had been noticing that something was off with me and repeatedly inquired about what was troubling me but I did not respond.  

Sam saw me in person that day and asked the same question he asked me during our chat and I gave him the usual "I'm fine" but he said it doesn't sound convincing and I smiled. Shortly after, Tomi came and Sam inquired with him about my well-being. Tomi told him that he has been asking me that same question for a while now but I did not give him any reply. They both walked up to me and Sam uttered a statement that touched me deeply, he said "Make sure that you are fine and do not allow that to affect us (Him and Tomi)" at that point, I was overwhelmed because I could sense their concern and care for me, and the impact my emotional state could have on them. They did all they could in their power to make sure that my mood was lightened that day and not dive too much in the ocean of my problem. I felt cherished and loved as well as their younger sister.

Then I realized that I have friends that would do everything in their power to make sure that I am fine.

I realized that I have friends that would strive to lift me up.

I realized that no matter what I'm going through I have God and my two friends to fall back to.

I realized that having sincere and understanding friends helps a lot.

I realized how my emotional state could affect my friends.

I realized a lot of things at that moment. 

They deserve to be appreciated, that is why I'm writing this to express my heartfelt appreciation for their presence in my life. Thank you so much, I really appreciate you and I love you.
The essence of my message is for you to examine and reflect on the circle of friends you have to see if you have friends that are willing to see you grow, friends that would take it upon themselves to see you succeed, friends who support your development in all aspect of life, friends that can correct, scold you when needed and give you words of encouragement where necessary and lot more. If you lack such friends, it begs the question of why you have them in the first place.