In the book true notebook the inmates talk about how they were abandoned by their freinds, and that their perents were still there for them. Not once did any of their street freinds come to visit them and its not like they were going to put their lives on pause until they get out. Also even though freinds do seem like theyll always be there for you it doesnt always prove itself true when it comes down to them taking time out of their everyday life to spend time with you.
I have felt abandonment a few times in my life one time being when i was abandoned by a couple of my good freinds. They started treating someone i knew like shit and honestly i was not much different but after a while i relised how much this can hurt a person so instead of them just forgetting all about it and start treating him better they just decided to abandon me also. This hurt me alot because i actually believed thaat these people were my best freinds and always had my back but the fact that they just threw me out in the gutter hurt me so bad and it took me a long time to recover from this blow.
In the book True notebook there have been alot of people that try to make marks time at the juvinal hall alot easier but the person i believe helps him more than anyone would have to be francisco. I believe he helps mark the most because he aids him in understanding the way things work at the prison. Unlike alot of the staff who just help him to understand what his job requirements are francisco tells him what certain slang means he practically the head of the class and when the new kid came he immediatly told him that he cant mess around here and that he needs to take it seriously.
When i moved here there were alot of people that wanted to befreind me because they had never met an australian before but all the attention i was recieving was kind of nerve recking i wasnt used to the american culture and honestly i could hardly understand what anyone was saying, although at that time i had alot of people help me adjust to this new place their was one guy that helped me more than anyone, his name was mitch and ever since my first year here he has tried to make my life easier by explaining things i didnt understand and introducing me to new people. Everyone is put in the position were they are not comfortable at some point in their life and having someone to guide you through it is a great way to make freindships and feel less insecure. I am still great freinds with Mitch and hes one of the few people that ill always have his back because he always had mine.
I've experienced abadonment from friends as well before, it's the worst. But I've learned from those experiences that friends who abadon you weren't worth it in the first place, and you'll always find someone who will care about you more than they ever did or pretended to. It's all about growing up.
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