Best Friend,

I think one time you told me that you were the better friend because you wrote me your senior letter, but now I am because mine is published online for you.

I just have one thing to say to you: thank you.

Thank you for being the friend who is there for me when I have no one else. This smallest act is more meaningful than you know, and I love knowing that you're only a phone call/ snapchat/ instagram chat/ text away.

Thank you for supporting me in everything that I do. You give me advice on everything from my job, to classes, to my book that I'm writing. Your advice is important to me, and I love having someone who is willing to give it.

Thank you for asking me my advice and my opinions. Knowing that you actively care what I think lets my anxiety settle down and realize that you are a true friend, and that my anxiety is just dumb.

Thank you for being interested in everything I'm interested in. It's so amazing to me that we went to the same school our whole lives, and we only became friends my senior year. I finally have someone who is just as interested in reading and writing as I am.

Thank you for having a great family. Not only do they not treat me like a freak, but they genuinely (I think) like me. All of your parents are great, and they all are welcoming when I hangout with you. It's finally nice to have a friend with a family who gives me a nickname.

Thank you for the birthday and Christmas presents. My favorite was the coffee cup that says "I wish I was my dog." My second favorite is that we both got each other a writing prompts journal. Only true friends get each other a writing prompts journal.

My dad told me you're one of the best friends that I had, and he's right. Having my dog "call you" his aunt makes me hope that my kids will in the future.

We only have four more years before our friendship is forever. I hope you're prepared.

With love from your bff.