To My Long Distance Best Friend,

We can go weeks without any formal communication, but I know our friendship will remain the same. Since you moved nearly 3 years ago, our communication has been reduced to tagging each other in memes and the occasional life update. Even so, you are on my mind every day, because in the friend groups around me, I see you and me. We too would be having Starbucks study dates where we mostly end up laughing rather than doing anything productive if you were here.

Sometimes this makes me really lonely, and I find some excuse to text you. However, we should know better by now that we do not need an excuse to text each other. I do not care if you send me random emojis, because you are bored or just trying to look busy in public. I will respond as soon as possible with my own incoherent messages. If you are ever down, I am only one text or call away. I hope you know that even if I cannot be by your side I am always here for you. I especially want you to know that after your recent break up.

I cannot truly fathom what you are going through being hundreds of miles away from any friends and losing the one you had. I know you really cared about him and still do, but you are going places even without him. It was not meant to be, and that's okay. You are entering a new stage in your life at a new college this fall, and you are going to be brilliant. I have never met anyone as witty, humble, loving, beautiful, and so much more as you. The University of Michigan is so lucky to have you.

I certainly have been lucky. We are so similar, yet so different at times. These differences you have shared with me has helped me grow and understand more. You are such a strong and determined person to do all that you have done. I barely survived moving 2 hours away from home for college while you have moved homes so many times. It scares me that the 2 hours are soon to be 12 as my parents will be moving this time, especially because that will make the distance between us 15 hours.

We barely get to see each other as it is with the distance and my hectic schedule, but nonetheless, change will not stop us. I cannot wait to hug you and jam out to Twenty-One Pilots on the way to Panera. The distance has been hard, but it makes our time together so much more precious. I will drive whatever the distance even if it is just to watch you put makeup on for a hour before we actually do anything.

You are the mac to my cheese, the Sherlock to my Watson, and the best friend I could ever ask for. You know me like the back of your own hand. I can always count on you to make me see reason and cheer me up when I am down. Without you, I feel like your dog when his food bowl is empty, offended and sad. I miss you, but I will see you soon.

With Love,

Your Best Friend

P.S. I should not have written this in public, because now I am crying in the library.