Not everyone can relate to this- but it is something that I have to deal with everyday. I recently moved into my college dorm, and my hometown is two hours away. I miss my family more than anything, and of course, I miss my best friend. There are certain people and things that just can't be replaced, and my best friend is one of those things. She is like a sister to me and I hate being away from her. I was thinking a lot about things I hate about being far away from her, and I also thought about things about our friendship that still haven't changed.
First off, it just sucks not having her
I hate not being able to text her and ask to hangout. We only live a few minutes from one another when I am home, but when I am here it is so hard to hold back from shooting her a text saying "hey, picking you in in an hour". I hate not being able to see her almost every day.
Second, all the photos I have of her now are screenshots
Don't get me wrong, I love having screenshots from photos she has sent me on snapchat. I also enjoy Facetiming her. But something about not having our photo taken together or taking a selfie just makes things different. When my friends at college ask about her, I have to scroll pretty far back to find a photo of us together, and it just reminds me of how much I miss her.
Third, I know that everything would be so much better with her here
Of course I am enjoying my time away from home, but I wish that she was here. I wish that the memories I created had her in them too. I just hate having to tell her all these stories when she would normally be telling the stories with me.
There are some things, however, that just don't change
When I go home, it is like we never stopped seeing one another. Our friendship itself hasn't changed, we are still like sisters. That isn't going to change. Our time spent together is still just as special to me. I love and appreciate her. She is my best friend, sister, and better half.
You know who you are.