I'm not going to lie-I'm not a very "open" person. If anything, I would proudly call myself an introvert. Sure, like any other child growing up, I would cry and wonder why no kids would play with me. I went through the phase of wanting to have plenty of friends. But you know what I found out instead?

Family is everything. No matter what, they were always there for me, wiping my tears for me when no one else would. And you know what? That's what's truly important.

You can say I have a horrible social life. You can say I have no friends-whatever the definition of a "true friend" is. But at the end of the day, I'm just happy to have a book in hand with a cup of tea in the other and sit on the couch watching TV with my family.

That's the thing that truly matters to me, and no one can take that away from me.

I hope you have a vivid day filled with imagination and books!

B.A. Gabrielle