Dear College Best Friend,

Can you believe we went 19 years living completely parallel lives? I guess God had some sort of plan for the both of us because he made our paths intersect only a few months into our first year here. I remember the day we only said one word to each other, and somehow that one word soon became a series of conversations that eventually led us to tell our life stories.

Growing up we meet all types of friends. Whether we befriend the girl that sits next to us in Biology class, or the boy sitting under the tree at the playground, we see that these relationships tend to fade away after a certain period of time. There is something unique about you; something that made you stand out from the rest of the people I met the first few weeks of school and in my life. I have to be completely honest, I never expected to meet someone like you but I most certainly didn’t know you would become an important part of my life. We somehow survived our first semester and part of second semester of college and now we will be roommates next year because, let’s be honest, who else can I share my weirdness with?

There are so many things I want to say to you; so many things that I can’t seem to say in person because I can never find the right words. But I want you to know that I appreciate everything that you do for me and for being there when I need you the most. Thank you for being my honesty outlet and telling me things that I need to hear. Thank you for waking up with me before my 9:45 class just so I won’t have to eat alone in the dining hall or for being my coffee date for when I need to feed my caffeine addiction. Thank you for being my babysitter and taking care of me when I drink more than I can handle. But most importantly, thank you for being my family when I am away from my own. I feel that in the short time we have known each other, you have become the sister that I have always wanted but never had. I’m sorry I am not the easiest person to deal with, but somehow you've dealt with me this whole time. You are the first person I come to when my world was falling apart, you are there to pick me up and say “you’re better than this” and you make sure that I am always ok.

I was never a big believer of the cliche “you meet your best friend in college,” but truthfully, at the end of the day, there is nobody I'd rather come home to and share how my day went or rant about the annoying thing that happened in class. I know that there is no judgment between us and no matter how stressed I am, I know I can always laugh with you. I would be lying if I said that I would have survived college without you and I know that we will always be there for each other and support each other in everything we do.

If there is one wish I can make, it is that we will always be a yell down the hallway from each other. I know in a few short years we will have our own lives and soon we won’t have those late night chats, or those late night study sessions. Who knows? Maybe we will become neighbors and have that porch and swing we always talk about. Even though our lives may change, we have that bond that will only grow stronger and that will never separate us. You will always be my number one and go-to person. There is nobody else with whom I would want to grow old with and live in a retirement home. I hope one day when I have a family of my own, that my kids will have the same qualities as you and change another person's life just like you did.

Love,

The Person Who Can’t Live Without You