The transition and being away from my lifetime friends was extremely difficult, and I felt really alone. My friends were displeased and broken hearted that I had left them, especially since it was our senior year. School was really challenging without my best friends around, until I joined cross country and met a guy that made it easier at first. It wasn't long before I lost my friends from back home. They would call him out on the things he did, and I always defended him. We ended up breaking up when I realized I had been in an abusive relationship and got the courage to leave.
