To The Person Who Means The World To Me:
Meeting elementary you after the first day of school in the back of that rusty old school bus was the best part of my day — little did I know, it would be the best part of my life. One day lead to the next and every day was the same. We sat in our own separate seats and laughed with all our back-seat friends. Ten-year-old us had no idea what the world had in store. We had no idea where life was going to take us. Years later, we may at least have a better idea, but not much has changed.
We stood by each other's side through so many of the windy backroads of life's childhood journeys. I remember walking from the mall to the movies with all of our friends thinking we were so cool because we were allowed out without our parents, even though they had to drop us off and pick us up, but we didn't care. The day you came up with such a great nickname that it stuck, and still somewhat sticks. Our first significant others had to go through the other for approval before we made our own decision on them. The countless laughs we have together have grown from an off key sound into a beautiful song. Talking to you I might as well be talking to myself. You were always my conscience; you are my conscience. You are my sanity. We have grown together and helped mold each other into the people we have become. Not just through the good times, but through the bad, as well.
You never failed to be there when I needed you, and I have always been thankful. When my whole world came crashing down and I felt like I was drowning, you knew exactly how to make sure I just kept swimming along. You're the person that I always run to when there's news to tell, and I love knowing that I have that person in you.
Somewhere down the line we became adults. The memories you and I have made together don't compare to others. The friendship you and I have doesn't compare to any other.
And now I spend time looking back and realizing that after so many years we are finally figuring out where life is trying to take us. I can just barely remember what it was like before that day that you decided to step into my life. Life's path might not have us walking the same trail currently, but when I look in the distance I can't see a future without you in it walking by my side and being the sibling you have become. I know our paths, though now parallel, will become one again in time. Until then I can only hold tight to the proximity we have.
Thank you for helping me become who I am. My favorite memories of our friendship will always be the ones that consist of our constant laughter. I know there are still many more of them to come.
Sincerely,
The Person You Mean The World To
I can't live without you.
