As I begin to write this letter, I am preparing to surprise you after so long. You don't know that I will soon be within your sight, and that I drove four hundred miles just to watch you do the thing you love most one last time. To an outsider, this big act might seem extreme, and for all I know it might be. However, after all the things you've done for me, this act of mine is very small. The moment I get to see your smile will be worth every mile.
A few months ago, I left you to pursue the world of a college kid. As I settled into my new home, almost everything was feeling right, but something was absent in making it "everything was perfect." It took me a few weeks to understand what was missing, and I finally figured it out the moment your name lit up my phone.
I was struggling with relationships in my new world. I am a difficult person to love, to get along with, and to accept. You already knew that. I was loosing myself; I wanted to change who I am to fit into the standards of others. When I told you my considerations, you took my hand and guided me back to my path. You said: "You don't need to change for nobody, you're perfect the way you are." That was all I needed to hear.
After you spoke those words, I found my lost self.
When I look back to the beginning of our time together, I barely recognize us. You were the person I grew alongside of, and the person whom I shared my biggest struggles with. When everyone else left, you were always still there, even when I tried to push you away. You knew that when I was at my worst, I needed you the most. Thank you for never listening to me when I tried to convince you otherwise.
I am so proud of the person you have become. I have watched you struggle and fall the wrong direction, but I have also witnessed you become stronger from those mishaps. I hope you are proud of the person you are today, because I know that I am.
Again, I can not thank you enough for being the person that you are for me. I don't know how I found such a person to become my best friend. I am so proud of you, and I can't wait to see what an incredible person you become.
