OK let’s get the obvious out of the way, I miss you!! School just isn’t the same without you by my side. Every day I almost walk into your room or text you to see if you want to eat or go out, and I have to remind myself that you’re not here. That part definitely isn’t fun. I miss looking over at a party and seeing you dancing like a crazy woman (as you should be). I miss (sort of…) you waking me up from my naps so we can go on adventures. I miss you encouraging me to eat as much as I possibly can on our Sunday Netflix binges and giggling over all the ridiculous events of the weekend.

But just because you left doesn’t mean you’re not still my best friend. You’re still the first person I want to tell when I’m talking to a new boy or (more likely) did something incredibly embarrassing. Our Facetime dates are almost as good as actually lounging on the couch together watching Mulan halfway through for the tenth time in a row. We now have a whole new school to take on together and new memories to make. And I have a new school to buy sweatshirts from, thank you!! You being gone gives us the perfect excuse to make the weekends you come back to visit as insane as we possibly can. I now have the chance to re-explain my stories in full, painstaking detail because you weren’t there to witness them and need the complete lowdown on what happened.

I love watching you take on a new place and be as happy as you can be. I don’t particularly love that you have any other friends on the planet except for me, but I know that you love me more don’t worry!! (And I’m only sort of kidding.) I cannot wait to visit you and take on your new school as a dynamic duo. Although phone calls and texts can never replace actually being together, I am so lucky to have you as a friend. I cannot wait to cuddle you again and will see you very soon!!

Love you love you love you (kiss on each cheek),

Maddle