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Dating the wrong man and finally end up in prison for 5 years and I

then reflect to my life and saw my mistakes and how fool I was in

some cases almost dead stupid.

Partners

After Nikos I was emotionally dead, to meet someone not that I

didn’t want to but my trust has gone and I find it hard to get rid of

him so fast.

The way of life here is not that easy so rghet were times I couldn’t

think of anything else but how to adopt and survive here and it was

not easy.

I slept on the street many nights I starve myslf but never gave up, I

knew my health will be better looked after here than in Greece, I

could not go back and have all the memories of family or love life

haunting me.

I don;t think I was as strong as some may believe I was. Nights by

myself under the cover I was thinking of my life and I couldn’t see a

way out of the situation I was nobody around to help me.

My ego sometimes is too big so asking for help it was a no no

situation. I am more of a giver than taker and sometimes I have a

tenner in my pocket and if you ask me for a fiver I would give it to

you knowing this is my last one.

After Nikos I met Billy with whom I spent 5 years of Londons life,

Billy came with a bunch of his friends whom later they became my

friends and it was the only time I felt as if I belong somewhere.

Like a big family we use to lunch together drinjks dinners and we

taljked about our problems with not been judged.