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Four years ago, when I was 13, I had the best and most trusted friend in the world.

 Have you ever had a friend that you trust more than anyone else? Some of you will say that friends are not to be trusted because they can change at any time, but there are those who are to be trusted.

We never used drugs or hung out with bad company. We used to hang out together, have fun and discuss important things. People used to say that we were brothers, but for us we were just best friends.

One day when we were off from school, my friend told me that he was waiting for someone so I should just go home. But I decided to give him company. We waited for such a long time that I even got confused because it was getting dark and we had not seen anyone. At that time my friend saw who he was waiting for and he pointed at him to me.

Shocked, my heart started panting fast and I did not know what to do. I was scared. That guy’s eyes were red, and he had three scars on his forehead. When my friend introduced me to him I got more scared to shake hands with him, but my friend told me that it was okay.
      
Two weeks later, I noticed that my friend was using drugs. He was smoking bhang (marijuana) and cigarettes, he even started drinking. “This is getting worse!” I said to him. “You must stop this nonsense! this is not good for your life.” My friend did not even listen to one word that I was telling him; he even called me a baby. I became angry and went back home.
                     
Four years after my friend became mad the neighbors started talking about him, asking what got into him.

This is not just about my friend, but all the youths who are in the streets. It is very difficult to tell them anything because when they get involved in drugs, they see others like small people for them to rule.

This problem is getting worse. People and the government need to realize the challenges that street kids are facing and help them. The youths are dying and need help. The drugs are overtaking them so they really need the government to take control by enforcing the law against those selling drugs.

If the government had taken control, my friend would still be healthy now. He was a friend that I loved and I still remember him. I’m pleading to the whole world to take control and stop people from using drugs.

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