Dear my favorite Editor in Chief,
I can remember the first time we talked to each other. We were both 50 shades of awkward and I wound up crying right in front of you. I was mortified and you didn't know what to do with this random girl who was crying in front of you. I couldn't look you in the eyes after that day and I thought that I would be known to to you as the girl who cried in front of you. Boy was I wrong.
About seven months ago, you joined The Odyssey with me and I felt like this was my chance to show you that I'm not this random girl who cried. We never really talked until both of us started taking leadership positions in our team. You were the contributing editor and I was the social media manager. We didn't talk much then but when the Editor in Chief let us know that they were resigning, our friendship started to blossom.
I remember hearing that you were going to apply to be Editor in Chief. I knew instantly I wanted to be your right hand woman for this team. Looking back at the first conversation we had about being what we referred to as the the "Dream Team," we were the leaders this team needed. I had the goal of showing you that I was a decent leader and not just the girl who cried during recruitment.
When I found out that we both got the position, I was so excited I could scream. I Facebook messaged you my number and we were the biggest fan girls. We were beaming with excitement for the future of our team. You talked about trying to include me in your plans as EIC and I couldn't have been more excited. I knew we would be great partners but I never imagined getting such an amazing friend out of this opportunity.
For the first two months, we always texted each other about Odyssey related stuff but soon, we would text each other if something excited happened in our life or if we needed to rant to someone. Soon, we would start snapchatting each other everyday, each one uglier than the last. Now, I text you more about my life than anyone else. If something happens in your love life, I have to be the first one to know. I know you're the one I can freak out to and you won't judge me for it. I never imagined taking this leadership position would give me someone I can consider my best friend.
All I have left to say is thank you. Thank you for attempting to take care of me while I cried to you. Thank you for showing me that I can be a leader. Thank you for showing me that I matter. Thank you for making me smile on my worst days. Thank you for making me feel like I'm not the only insane person in the world. Most of all, thank you for being my best friend. I never imagined that we would be here, but I'm so glad that we are because I couldn't imagine my life without you.
