Throughout my senior year of high school, I was convinced my best friends would stick with me forever. We would be old and still remember back on our days of sitting in each other's basements watching movies and eating junk food. I was sure that my high school best friends would stay my best friends even though we all went to different colleges.
After going to a college where I knew no one, I had to make new friends and become my own person, but my high school friends will always be there for me when I need them and on breaks when we are all home.
Going to college, I remember meeting new people and sort of forgetting about my high school friends. It's not that we weren't friends anymore, it was that we all found our place at the perfect college. We didn't talk all the time, but when we did, we picked up right where we left off. Even though I was at least two hours from my closest high school best friend, I know I could FaceTime them at any time and talk like we were still in high school. I know when I have a really bad day I can call my high school best friend and cry. and she will always be there. I know if I find something funny I can send it in my group message with my high school best friends and they will laugh with me.
The girls that stood beside me from my awkward days as a middle schooler are still standing beside me as an adult who doesn't quite know what she is doing. We went from talking about cheerleading and soccer tryouts to what we want to do with our life and where we will be in five years. We went from Kroger runs to dinner runs on our breaks at home. We all have plans that may not include each other, but our friendship is one that will last a lifetime.
Even though we will all might be in different places in our lives, we are all still there for each other. Going to college didn't change my friendship with my high school best friends. When were home on breaks, I can always count on them coming in and sitting on my couch and talking to my parents like we were back in high school. I can always count on the memories we shared growing up, and now I will always be able to count on the memories we will share as we start our own lives.
