My dearest friend Vita,
This article is dedicated to you because it is solely about you.
The funny part about our friendship is that we knew who the other person was for about a year and never really said much to each other. It wasn’t until sophomore year that you and I started talking more and becoming very close. I can’t remember the exact day we became best friends, but it didn’t take long.
We honestly bonded over 6-second videos, courtesy of Vine. Our favorite is Cody Ko. We can recite the whole 16-minute compilation video on YouTube. We spent many nights sitting on a broken futon at 11 pm watching Vine.
Other nights we passed out waiting for Jeff’s pizza, fully clothed, shoes on and everything. The next morning, we woke up to three texts and two missed calls from the Jeff’s pizza guy… sorry about that. You and I also have a disgustingly large appetite for sushi. We are talking two or three rolls a person. Thank you for always being down to stay in, watch vine, and eat sushi!!
Another thing that is so interesting about you, Vita, is that you have the ability to tell me seven stories within one story. You can so easily begin a story and then branch off into another, and then another story from that one just so everything makes sense to me.
You also have such a way of telling me stories I have already heard countless times. But I will never stop you from telling me them over and over because I know they are mostly stories you love.
We have also had our fights, though. Now the bad thing about this is we are both hard-headed and we both are passive-aggressive. Passive-aggressiveness boils me to the bone, so when you do that, I want to kill you. But I would never do that because I need someone to talk to about my problems.
Though we argue and get under each other's skin occasionally, I’m glad we can always find a way to overcome it.
The biggest part of our friendship is the emotional support we give each other. We have been through some very tough times in college, and having someone to lean on is so important. Life is hard and can be unpredictable. You and I have had our share of shady, annoying, and frustrating issues.
Whenever either of us is in a dilemma, we have always practiced tough love. The truth hurts to hear, but we gotta say it to each other. No matter the decisions we make, we have an unspoken rule: as long as you are happy, I am happy for you. Thank you for being there through all the tears and the yelling and the frustration and never leaving or giving up on me.
Thank you for always encouraging me. Thank you for telling me when my outfit is ugly. Thank you for keeping me in check.
Thank you for being my forever best friend.
Love, Mir
