Dear best friend,

I was so proud of you the day you told me you were going to college across the country. I was proud because you were chasing your dreams and going off somewhere that truly had your heart, even though it seemed like you would be an entire world away. It seemed so far in the future when you first told me, but as senior year drew to a close, the future began creeping up on us. I selfishly began to realize that soon enough, my best friend would be gone

You were leaving before me, and it scared me to think about taking on college without you. I still couldn't believe that you were leaving, and sometimes it didn't even seem real that we had graduated high school and were going our separate ways. After spending so much time together in high school, I wondered what it would be like being on different sides of the country.

After you left, I kept forgetting how far you were. I would start to text you and ask you to go to lunch only to realize that you were gone. We went from seeing each other every day to not at all. We went from living five minutes apart to living a few thousand miles apart. I'm glad you're happy where you are, and I know that you're exactly where you're supposed to be, even if I'm not there. We don't even talk every day anymore, and sometimes we'll go a week without talking. One thing I've realized though, is that's okay with me. I want you to be out there living you're life while I am living mine. You should always remember though, even if we haven't talked in a few days, I think of you every day. I'm happy that we are able to watch each other succeed from afar.

You will always be like family to me. Thanks for making middle school and high school bearable, and for always sticking by me. Thanks for the advice, the laughs, the movie marathons, and for being my best friend. You always will be.

I know you've made new friends, and so have I, but no one will ever replace you. I'll always be waiting for the next time we get to see each other. I'll always look forward to winter break and then the summer mostly because I will have my best friend back.

Love you!

Sincerely,

Your best friend

"Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart."