In college, the cause was simple – get as messed up as possible. Indeed, “For the cause!” was our rallying cry before starting a bowl of weed. Or lines of coke. Or whatever illegal drug we were doing at that time. I wholeheartedly agreed with this goal, until my “friends” started stealing my Adderall prescription. From this, I learned a valuable lesson: trust people based on their actions, not on words alone.

Not all the drugs we did were illegal, strictly speaking. Well, not for me, anyways. In college sophomore year, a doctor suggested I replace my Ritalin prescription with an Adderall prescription. I agreed, and was amazed by it’s effects. I saw things clearly for the first time in years. I kept increasing the dosage in my doctor’s appointments until I no longer could. Would you lock up this medication? Young and naive, I did not. Ergo, my Adderall prescription was stolen by people who had convinced me that I was their friend. I felt betrayed by the people most important to me in college, and it really, really hurt.

From this, I learned a valuable lesson: trust people based on their actions, not on words alone. In college, an important medication was stolen from me. Now, I am suspicious when I meet new people. I wait for their actions to show me what type of person they are. Then, I do trust them. The friendliest people can rob you; I learned this the hard way.

Thank you for reading. Don’t blindly trust friendly people.