To the friend from high school who became my best friend in college,
We were always close, but you were never the person I always turned to. I didn't go to you for advice. I didn't tell you all my secrets before anyone else. You weren't the first person I wanted to tell about my successes for you to hype me up. You weren't the first person I wanted to tell about my failures for you to make me feel better.
In high school, you weren't those things, but today, you are.
You were my friend, and I always knew I could count on you. I just never took advantage of knowing that you were one of the few people I could trust with every part of my life. Somehow, going to college nearly 500 miles apart and only seeing each other once or twice a year made me realize just how special you are and just how lucky I am to have you.
You have become the person I lean on most. The person I tell about all my shenanigans. My top choice when it comes to gossiping. The only person I can talk politics with. The person I talk about girls with. The person I go to for advice because you always know what I should do. The person I go to when I need to talk to someone because you somehow always know what to say. The person I trust to call me out when I've gone too far.
You have become my person.
Graduating high school, I knew I was going to become distant with some people, especially since I was going out-of-state with nobody from high school. I didn't imagine that I was going to become closer to people that I hardly ever see anymore.
Yet that's what happened with you. We've been friends for years, but the physical distance has somehow brought us closer together. You are my best friend. I didn't see it coming. I don't know how to explain it. All I know is that I am so thankful for you.