Everyone always says that you gain the truest friends when everyone else walks out of your life, and boy oh boy was that true with you. Three years ago, I hit a low point in my life and a short year later everyone who was my friend just up and left me. With everyone who I depended on out of my life, God knew that I needed someone who could understand me, even when I didn't know what was going on in my own head. He gave me you.
Two years ago we re-kindled our friendship and you saved me. Without you, I don’t know where I would be or even who I would be. You shaped me into who I am today and I cannot thank you enough for everything you have ever done for me. You understand me more than I understand myself. You know how to calm me down before I have an anxiety attack. Even more so, you know just how hard it was to write that sentence.
We are such opposites, but so alike at the same time. For example, you sleep in dark and quiet rooms, while I like to watch Disney movies until I fall asleep. You finally learned, after getting mad a few times, that you just have to wait for me to fall asleep and then turn off the T.V. and go to sleep yourself. You’ve also learned that I like to sing “Introducing Me” by Nick Jonas in my sleep, especially when I fall asleep to Camp Rock 2: Final Jam.
Don’t get me wrong, we have fought so many times it's unreal. We’ve gone months without talking and those have been some of the hardest times I’ve faced. We both done stupid things to make the other person so mad that fights were inevitable. Even though this friendship has faced hard times, they’ve just make the bond we have even stronger because only you and I can deal with each other’s dumb decisions.
God knew I needed you to keep me going because you are not afraid to voice your opinion, but you do it in a gentle way. You tell me when I'm being dumb and need to get my act together, and I cannot thank you enough for stopping me from making so many bad choices. You’ve held me while I cried during attacks and just wanted it to end. You gave me hope when the world looked so bleak and pointless with me in it. You made sure I knew that I served a purpose on this Earth, and that I was wanted and needed here.
Even though we are currently 160 miles away from each other, I know I can count on you for anything and that you are only a text away. You still keep me sane and make sure I know I’m loved. Thank you for loving me as I am and for being there for me when it seemed as if no one else would be.
