The day we went our separate ways for college seemed like a bad break up. We had spent almost every day since the end of sophomore year together, and now we were supposed to go opposite ways for college? You had been my wing man, my right hand, and my person for a very long time and now we were just supposed to go our separate ways for school and do life in different states and pretend it wasn’t going to change anything?

Who was I going to go get Wendy’s with at odd hours of the night, or stay up late talking about God knows what. I didn’t know how I was supposed to function without you, whether it was the awkward meeting of new friends during orientation, or adjusting to life at school I didn’t know what to do without you being a 5-minute drive away. Many thoughts ran through my mind, “I could transfer and go to school with my best friend, because then it would be like a party every night.”

The first weeks of school were hard, I saw friends on campus who came with their best friends and how happy they were and how they immediately had a friend group when I was still friendless. I thought about all the memories that come with freshman year and realized that I was going to have to make them with new friends. I didn’t know how to feel about calling anyone else my best friend because even though we are doing life in different states you still are, and always will be my best friend.

College has taught me a lot about myself and about my friendships and even though I have met some of the coolest humans here, I know you will always be my sister. College may take us our separate ways but I always know who to fall back on when the going gets rough.

Most things in life I do not know what to expect anymore, but some things I do know.

I know you will always pick up and text me back even if it takes days. I know you will text me if you haven’t heard from me in a while to make sure I’m still alive. I know you will keep our embarrassing text thread from high school alive to give us a good laugh during our stressful weeks.

I know that we have adjusted to life in different states but when we see each other it’s like a whole year apart did not happen. Most people say they don’t keep their friendships in high school because it doesn’t work out, but boy am I lucky to still have you.

I can always count on you for being my therapist, mom, sister and worst influence all at the same time. Although you are not at school with me to cause shenanigans we still manage to stick together.

You are the only person who knows me through and through, even from our awkward elementary days, and you still choose to stay by my side.

At the end of the day when I feel like I am drowning in school, I always know you will answer your FaceTime, and I somehow feel like I am doing life with you even 649 miles away.

So don’t worry, you are still my best friend, and I can’t wait until summer and I can tell you every last detail about school, and don’t worry I have not been a hermit all year, I have made new friends and I know you will love them.

Sincerely,

Your best friend