From being with each other everyday to FaceTime calls and back-to-back texts everyday; it just doesn’t feel right. We all have that one best friend, whether they live in your home state or in a different state than you, and you are only together during the months of fall and spring semester. For myself, my best friend is spending her summer at home in hot and sunny North Carolina. But I am 566 miles away at home in the concrete jungle of New York City.
If your best friend is miles away like mine, then you know the feeling of not being able to vent when you want, feeling empty at times and sometimes having plans but no one to go with you.
So here’s to you, my best friend. She knows who she is.
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since we were moving in across from each other, resistant to attend Hampton. Who would’ve thought from our parents talking and introducing us that we would come this far? It often feels like it’s been way longer than two years since I’ve had my Bonnie to my Clyde by my side.
Often times they look at us confused, a loud New Yorker and southern belle, best of friends? Yes. Because, despite the competition of regions at Hampton, we were all each other had from day one. We’ve watched friendships grow apart while ours only grew even in the events that people thought our friendship would break.
Waking up everyday across from each other in a dorm room, we’re so used to being able to vent when we want to or go bother one another at 4 a.m. if we feel like it, but summer doesn’t allow that.
Too many times, I’ll view a Snapchat and the first thing I want to do is look over at you, throw my phone and have you view it (while I scream, of course). Instead of having the luxury to yell to the top of my lungs and complain to you across the room, I have to FaceTime you and hope I’ll see “Connecting…”
There has been multiple times I’ve seen nice restaurants or events going on in New York City, but I didn’t have my best friend to go with me. Does that mean I don’t have people in New York I could ask? No, but there are just certain things I know we’d enjoy together much better. That’s why when we travel on vacation, we’re fine alone. Who needs multiple girls? Honestly, for us, two is enough with our personalities. For those that know us, they know our personalities are quite a clone, and a third personality would throw things a little off (we tried it before, for about three months!).
From our Cancun trip to ringing in New Year's in New York City and constantly looking up future trips, no one is stopping our adventures or our friendship. They say you meet your lifetime friends in college, and you are my lifetime sister.
We’ve been called everything from the “dynamic duo” to “two peas in a pod,” known for always being with each other. The number one question is “don’t you two get tired of each other?” No. Everyone who has his or her "person” knows how it feels to have that person there all the time.
It’s reached a point that if we’re by ourselves, we’re often asked where the other one is. Even my family doesn’t see me without asking where you are because they’re so used to you being on FaceTime with me.
Summer isn’t easy, being more than 500 miles away from you, best friend. There have been mornings I’ve woken up to 10 or more texts because I went to sleep early and missed out on things. There have also been times you’ve woken up to 10-plus texts because you weren’t up when I needed you. My favorite texts are the warning text, “Before you go watch this snap, read this text.” It reminds me that I have you there to look out for me all the time.
The FaceTime calls and numerous text messages will soon be over, because we’ll be back together before we know it. And, no, we won’t be tired of each other next year either. Two more years, and we’re growing more and more into our adulthood. Yes, new friendships will form, but no friendship will ever break our bond, because it is simply unbreakable.
And if they were wondering, yes, we actually do want to go to graduate school in the same state! (Tired of us yet?)
Love, the one who puts up with you,
your best friend.
