To my high school best friend,
I can't even begin to describe how much I miss you. When I realized how far away we would be from each other when we started college, I was devastated. I was terrified that I would lose one of the only people that has ever truly known me, and it made leaving for college that much harder.
All throughout high school, I knew that I could tell you anything, and you would be there for me no matter what. I'm so incredibly thankful that that is still the case now that I'm in college. I know that you would never intentionally hurt me, and that my secrets are always safe with you, which is amazing, because friends like that are hard to come by.
I will always be thankful for the fact that you were always honest with me. Whenever an outfit didn't look good or it seemed like a relationship wouldn't work out, you always told me, and you were always right. Even when we argued, you never stopped having my best interest at heart. You always pushed me to be the person that I should be, the person that God wanted me to be, even when I was too stubborn to realize it.
Even though our friendship hasn't faded with the miles of separation, college is still hard without you. There are days when I see or hear something on campus that reminds me of one of our dozens of inside jokes, and I wish that you were there with me to laugh about it. I know you're always only one phone call away, but even FaceTime doesn't beat getting to laugh with you in person. You know my sense of humor better than anyone else in the world, and sometimes it's frustrating that my college friends don't get my jokes just yet.
Don't get me wrong. I love my new college friends, and I'm incredibly thankful for them too. I can truly see them staying in my life for many years to come. However, nothing beats spending time with someone that suffered with you through everything from your black kohl eyeliner phase to taking a million AP classes senior year and almost dying. No one knows you like the person that has seen you cry on a church youth retreat. No one understands you like the one that has witnessed you spend 5 hours prom dress shopping and still not find one that you liked. You have seen the brightest and the darkest parts of me, and you've stuck around anyway.
Thank you for being the best friend a girl could ask for. Thank you for being there through the good and the bad. Thank you for always reminding me to love myself. And most importantly, thank you for teaching me what a best friend is supposed to be.
Sincerely,
Your Un-biological Sister
