To my amazing best friend,

We've known each other for a good eleven years now when you're reading this. We've gone through hell and back, and I would do it all again if it was with you. You are like an absolute sister to me, and you always have been. We met back in the Kindergarten class of Mrs. Roome and Mrs. White, you wanted to earn a sticker for being nice and sharing your toy and I just thought that you had the coolest toys. After you lent it to me our long friendship began. You would come over to my house and we'd play with the barbies in my playroom or make up little plays with our pinky fingers. It was there in my basement that we promised that we would always be the best of friends and that nothing would ever come between us. And so far, nothing has managed to tear us apart.

You've introduced me to so many T.V shows, dances and games, and I'm so thankful that you have. You got me to love horror movies, and when we went to Netherworld, it was so much fun and I still have my ticket from it. When you taught me the Riverdale dance, I still know it and can perform it, along with the "We Are Number One" dance that you and your friends made up at your school. We've grown over television shows, movies, dances and so many other things. Like, there were all those times when we would go to the mall and play a game of "mine and yours" deciding which guy we would want to date based on looks. It was always so much fun to just hang out no matter what we were doing.

Whenever we wouldn't go out, it was still so much fun. Whenever you would plan on giving me a makeover, since you've always known more about makeup than me, you would give up and make me look as hideous as possible. That was always so much fun and had hilarious results. Of course, there was also the time when you did my make up to resemble the elements for your elemental photo shoot with you. Whenever we went to the mall, I instantly became the makeup and lotion tester to see what they looked or smelled like. That always resulted in a very sparkly and quite pleasant smelling arm. I've actually learned quite a few makeup tricks from you, and I'm so thankful for that.

There have been all of the nice and pleasant times, but what would good memories be without a few bad ones to make the better times stand out even more? We actually don't have all that many luckily, there are only a few big ones, and those ones were probably the worst of all. There was the time when you almost moved to Boston; that scared me so much. I had no idea what I would've done, but luckily you and your dad decided not to. The best part is, I was at camp for two weeks and didn't know that until the end when I came back home and started crying because of how happy I was. Then there was that time, and this one's recent too, I was supposed to go to your Halloween party. I was so excited to see you because I hadn't been able to see you since August, but then at the very last minute, I couldn't go because not only did I not have my phone, but I also had a huge test to study for. I called you and I tried to tell you how sorry I was; I could hear the disappointment in your voice, and that hurt to begin with but then when you hung up, it felt like I had been stabbed in the chest. I still have no idea how you felt, but I am so glad that we are talking again. We really don't have that many bad memories, and if we did they were resolved super quickly.

I am ecstatic that we've been friends for so long, and that I can tell you anything and everything. I hope that you have an absolutely amazing 16th birthday and an even more amazing year.

Love,

Keelin