One day, I got a text from her asking me whether we could hang out within the next couple of hours. She was going through a tough time and told me she wanted to clear her mind a bit. Without needing more than a minute to decide, I told her I was on my way—we lived a 90 minutes' ride apart, but it was well worth it every time.
That was just one part of our developing an increasingly strong bond in the months that followed. What started out as an almost completely random online encounter would later lead to some of the fondest memories both of us have. Before she left for her home country, we made sure to celebrate her birthday together, meet up as many times as possible, and exchange small gifts that would then sort of become souvenirs of the time when we could see each other in person.
We both planned to stay in regular contact regardless of distance, although neither of us was sure how well it would work out given that both of our lives were quite hectic at the time.
After leaving and arriving home, she texted on the same day saying, "Hey, just wanted to tell you that I love you!" And we have been in contact since, thankfully, despite our initial tentative worries that we might become too swamped to be. I still have the screenshot of that message, which she also kept, as a reminder of that day. Many things have changed in our lives since, but the only change to our relationship has been that it has grown stronger and closer.
I miss my best friend. (Just yesterday, we were talking about how we wish we could see each other again, especially during tougher times.)
That was just one part of our developing an increasingly strong bond in the months that followed. What started out as an almost completely random online encounter would later lead to some of the fondest memories both of us have. Before she left for her home country, we made sure to celebrate her birthday together, meet up as many times as possible, and exchange small gifts that would then sort of become souvenirs of the time when we could see each other in person.
We both planned to stay in regular contact regardless of distance, although neither of us was sure how well it would work out given that both of our lives were quite hectic at the time.
After leaving and arriving home, she texted on the same day saying, "Hey, just wanted to tell you that I love you!" And we have been in contact since, thankfully, despite our initial tentative worries that we might become too swamped to be. I still have the screenshot of that message, which she also kept, as a reminder of that day. Many things have changed in our lives since, but the only change to our relationship has been that it has grown stronger and closer.
I miss my best friend. (Just yesterday, we were talking about how we wish we could see each other again, especially during tougher times.)
