After graduation in June, I knew this would be hard for both of us. Although we are a 15 minute drive and three train stops away -- sometimes it just seems so far. With you still in high school and me now in college, everything seems miles apart. There are so many times I want to text you during class and tell you about the funny things that happen but then I realize that your school doesn’t have Wifi. Thoughts of after school bubble tea runs always run through my mind and then the sadness strikes. Amidst the sadness, however, there is also a bright light that shows a beautiful future; this is me telling you why.

Our friendship really blossomed during my senior year. You were my rock and I can truthfully say I was yours. School advice seems so utterly boring, but it is a must. What I have to say is: keep your head high and your expectations low, eat breakfast, take as many AP classes as possible and do not stress over marching band. Simply, I am telling you to enjoy your time in high school because once you get to the big leagues, the game changes entirely.

College is the ballpark that makes major league baseball look like a joke. While that may be overemphasized in words, in meaning the description holds true. What you need to know for your freshman year in college is: go to class, study your butt off, choose the right friend group, join clubs if you find yourself in a commuter school and party every other weekend. Every moment that goes by in a flash during high school will take light years to get through in college. Maybe this is why my time with you on the weekends and my free time seem to go so quickly or maybe it’s just because I miss you so incredibly.

Every time I tell you I miss you, I mean it more and more. I miss how we could spend hours on Skype not having to worry about school. I miss marching band and being childish during water breaks. I miss going to get bubble tea what seemed like every single day of the week. I miss our sleepovers after a long night of band or after partying a little bit too hard. I miss being in your presence in school and out of school. I miss our constant relationship, but it is this longing that makes me all the more excited for the future.

I look forward to you being able to experience college with me. Even if we don’t wind up going to school together, I know that we’ll be on the same page. I’ll be able to help you in a way that i can’t now because we are two school years apart. I imagine that our future will be as fun-filled and exciting as our past has been. I can’t wait to be alongside your journey through life as I know you will be for mine. You may feel left out now, but I assure you that is not the case. To my best friend still in high school, I love you with all of my heart and I am thankful for our relationship's past, present and future.