Dear Best Friend,
The day you told me you were moving 2,000 miles away was one of the worst days of my life.
All I could think about was what we were going to miss out on... We wouldn’t get to graduate together. We wouldn’t go on college tours, see each other in between classes, or go to prom together. I can’t tell you how many tears I cried over those things. I knew it was going to be so hard to watch you leave.
Eventually, moving day came and it was time to say goodbye. We both cried, gave each other one last hug, and off you went. I was so worried that we would grow apart. I knew that staying in touch would be hard, especially with a 3-hour time difference. We texted each other almost every day for a few months, but our lives started to get busier and the texts became few and far between.
But something amazing happened... Nothing changed between us.
We could go weeks without FaceTiming or having hours-long conversations and then pick up right where we left off. Sure, I missed seeing you every day, but that was when I realized that nothing could break up our friendship.
Of course, I wish we still lived minutes from each other… I wish that we could go take spontaneous trips to the mall or go out for lunch every once and awhile.
I won’t lie and say it isn’t hard having you live so far away, but we’re making it through. I will never let the miles between us ruin our friendship. I promise that I will continue to be your biggest cheerleader in whatever you do in life... And knowing you, those will be HUGE things.
Thank you for being you, my sweet best friend.
Sincerely,
Your Long-Distance Best Friend