"Hello. It's me. I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet to go over everything?”
Adele can describe the pang of most long-distance friendships that have met their untimely demise. Thankfully, she was not able to describe ours. I often tell you how inspirational you are to me and how much I look up to you. How could I not when you're the one who taught me how to apply makeup like a lady- not a lady of the night!? Although we talk daily, I’ve never told you how I’ve felt since you’ve left.
I always thought that you could only be friends with people who were in your class, or who lived near you. These friendships are seemingly effortless to maintain because you are in such close proximity to one another. It is easy to call up your friend and meet up for lunch, but I no longer had that luxury with you. I didn't know what I was going to do without your snarky comments or your genius side-eye. However, even though you are hours away, I never felt closer to you.
You were there for me when I was nervous for my first job interview, and when it was time for me to quit as well. You reminded me that there were cameras at my work and all my horrible dance moves were caught on film, even though I thought no one was watching. Thank you for keeping me professional and classy.
When I kissed the wrong boy at the wrong party at the wrong time, you let me call you crying until I was ready to fall asleep. You were also ready to yell at me when I made the same mistake again, making me promise I would learn from this experience. I always knew you would tell me that I should’ve known better, and every time I did. Thank you for keeping both my standards and my head high.
You're always on the other side of snapchat when I send you pictures of my outfits. You are the first person to tell me that I look like a homeless person instead of the shabby chic look I was trying to accomplish (admittedly I did have a rough fashion crisis). When I was trying to find my new style, you gently reminded me that college kids only wear sweatpants anyway and not to worry too much. Thank you for making me look presentable.
You're there when I need an unbiased opinion, no matter how much I don’t want to hear it. When life gets me down too much, I can always look to you to help raise me up. You're there to stalk the Twitters of my frenemies, or to remind me that tomorrow is a new start. Thank you for being the medication for my soul.
You've managed to be an active part of my life from behind a screen. Whether it was through your constant text messages or your witty Facebook posts, you're always there to send your love or to tell me that you were right. I can always count on you.
Thank you for being my forever (long distance) friend.
