My Best Friend

When someone says the term "best friend" what is the first thing that comes to mind? What's the first thing that you think? When i think of the term best friend, i think of a person, and his qualities. My best friend that i have known for the longest time keeps me sane. He goes by the name of Justin. We became friends back in the 5th grade, and he was one of the few people that first broke through my awkward barriers that i held around myself. I remember we would always sit next to each other on the bus, and we would talk nonsense. We even had the same class together. I remember one time a spider was crawling under neath my chair and i was freaking out, because i have the biggest phobia of spiders, i had him kill it.
Even though me and him have been through a lot, that doesn't make the difference. There have been times when we have both been on our dark paths, and we didn't talk as much, but that didn't matter, we managed to find our way back to each other. We have both done things in our past that we are ashamed of, but does it really matter anymore? What's in the past stays in the past, and the only thing that matters is that we are each other's support system. I know i can come to Justin with anything, and i hope he knows i am always there for him as well. Besides what are friends for?
Justin and i just get each other. When i'm in a bad mood, i'll simply talk to him and things will seem right again. He also managed to help me kill my demons. I had a problem with self harming, and i managed to not have any relapses so far, because i am trying to stop, he once told me to try and stop for him, and i'm trying, and so far it's working, because i know he is there for me, and i know that he isn't going to go away any time soon.
The term "best friend" to some people is simply a phrase someone says, but when i call Justin my best friend, it's true, and it holds it's meaning. I know that we will be friends for a long time, because he's like a brother to me, and i know i can got to him whenever i have a problem, or if i just want to talk, and he can do the same, because i am always here for him. I will stop what i'm doing just to be sure everything is okay.
People think that he is not a good person, because of his past, and i just say screw them, because he is amazing, and if they weren't stuck in their ways then they would see that. Justin is truly an amazing person, and i am proud to call him my best friend, my brother. He truly helps make my world go round, and who knows where i would be without him, but i know without him i would be a wreck.