To the friend I’ve known since kindergarten:
You’ve known me since the beginning. From that first time stepping onto that school bus, you were the person I gravitated to. Making friends was a lot easier back then because you could just sit down next to someone and talk about nothing, which seemed to be enough to gain some trust. We were both starting the journey of being students, so even one friend was better than none.
I was a quiet, little kindergartner and we weren’t in the same class, but from that moment on, I’d invite you to all of my birthday parties (I have the pictures to prove it). Life went by and we each made other friends and discovered the types of people we would be. Yet, despite our slightly different paths, we would always occasionally meet back up and catch up as if time hadn’t even passed at all.
Then came high school graduation and it seemed as if our friendship would change a bit, even though we were going to attend the same university. College life is tough and there are even more friends to be made. How could our paths cross as often as they did before? Amazingly, college failed to be an obstacle for us and we would revert back to our younger selves- reminiscing about the past and catching up on the present. If I had to guess, I’d say that if we ended up going to different universities, we’d still find a way to catch up.
Why?
Ever since that first day of kindergarten, we’ve considered each other friends. Years later, that friendship grew in such a positive way. We have a history. We know each other too well. We can remember each other’s past obsessions, crushes, clubs and personalities throughout the years and can laugh about such memories. Even our families have grown to know each other well over the years.
All I can say is that you have been a wonderful constant in my life and probably will continue to be in the future. Even as we go along with our studies and make new friends, we will always have that history behind us. We will always have those school stories and those embarrassing secrets from our youth. For that, I thank you greatly.
We don’t have to see each other everyday to know that we will always be special friends. We still wave when we pass by each other and we still communicate, keeping in touch when we can. That type of friendship is hard to find, but I am glad that you and I can have it anyway.
