Choosing a roommate was a terrifying experience. You have to find someone online that you think you will be able to live with in a small space for a whole eight months. I was scrolling through the Facebook page and came across a girl who seemed like a nice person. I decided to look a little further before messaging her, I found that she was a Harry Potter fanatic. Once I saw that, I knew that I had to get to know her. Not too long after messaging her, we decided to become roommates.
When I first met you I was scared beyond belief. Questions like “what if we don’t get along?” or “what if she doesn’t like me?” ran through my head. The funny thing is, while all these other thoughts ran through my head, I never had the thought that that day was going to change my life forever. And it has.
My dad said that we were literally two peas in a pod and he had never seen someone who acts so much like me. We got along great. I was worried that maybe we were going to be too much alike, but apparently not.
Once move in day came around, I started worrying again. “What if I have too much stuff and she thinks I’m crazy?” “What if we don’t see eye to eye as to where things should go?” I should have assumed differently because we were fine. Everything went smoothly.
The first semester was a rough one for me. I was going home almost every weekend. I was spending more time with my friends back home than my friends at school. My roommate was there for me through that difficult transition. She never judged me for struggling and never questioned why I was going home. I am beyond grateful for that.
Soon I was getting better, and didn’t feel the need to be home every weekend. I was spending more time with my friends at school. I was becoming closer with my roommate. She and I would do almost everything together. Now that might seem like a lot of time spent together, but it truly didn’t feel like it. It felt more like we were making up for lost time. We grew to be closer roommates.
After winter break was done I was ready to be back at school. It had become the place I was starting to call home at the end of a hard day. And part of that home was my roommate. I was starting to feel like I could confide in her.
Now, present day, I can easily say that I am best friends with my roommate. I know that everything you ever read says to keep your roommate close but not too close. Well I don’t believe that to be true. I found a much unexpected best friend in my roommate and I couldn’t imagine it any other way. We are only weeks away from being three hours apart for three months, and I’m not sure I am ready to leave.
My roommate is the person who is there for me after every hard exam or every good paper. She is the one to get me through any problem. She is there when I need her, no questions asked. I had finally found someone as weird as myself and I don’t think I’m ready to say goodbye, even if it is only for three months. We may have our differences but none of that seems to matter. Thank you for everything you have ever done for me, I am beyond grateful. I can’t wait for next year! I love you.
