I miss you more than you could ever know. Even as I begin to write this, the tears are streaming down my face. I miss talking to you everyday. I miss pulling our crazy high school shenanigans. I miss counting down the days to graduation with you, and I miss every moment that we spent together. From the first day of high school, I knew that we were going to be best friends. We were the new kids, and nobody seemed to understand me the way you did.

For the next four years, it was us against the world. Every day was always an adventure, and every class period was not the same if you weren’t there. We were partners in crime, always breaking some stupid rules, and we were inseparable for all four years. Thank you for putting up with my crazy amount of energy, and thank you for toning me down when I got a little bit out of control. Thank you for calming me down when I was stressed out, and thank you for drying my tears when life just became a little too much to handle. Thank you for supporting me at my sporting events, and for being the loudest cheerleader at my senior night. Thank you for believing in me when no one else did, and for pushing me to do my absolute best in everything. Thank you for being the person I could go to for anything at any time of the day or night. Thank you for keeping all of my secrets, and for being a shoulder to lean on. You mean more to me than anything, and that will never change.

After a tearful goodbye as we parted ways last fall, our adult lives have started to catch up with us. College, jobs, sports, and actual responsibilities have made it harder and harder to keep in touch. When we send random Snapchats, it is like time has turned back and we are once again the goofy girls from high school. But then I pause and try to remember the last time we actually had a chance to meet up. I remember that I don’t know much about how your life is going, and I realize that you don’t know much about my life now, either. And that is okay. Maybe our friendship has needed to fade a bit to grow stronger in the end. Or maybe we will eventually only talk every once in awhile, and in those moments it will feel like time has gone back to the way it was. Whatever path our friendship ends up taking, I want you to know that I am so grateful for every moment that we got to spend together.

You played an important part in my life and have helped shape me into the person I am today. I would not have made it through high school without you, and the role that you played in my life was tremendous. No matter where life takes us now, know that I will always love you and I will always be praying and thinking about you. You will always have a special place in my heart, and no matter how much time passes, know that I will never forget how much you mean to me. So if our friendship fades, I know that we will be okay, because no matter what we will always have all of the great memories to look back on. I love you so much, and whether we are together or not, know that I will always be your cheerleader.