I used to be that girl that was always awkward. All of my friends made fun of me, and i only fit in because we had been friends since the beginning of middle school. Once high school started everything changed. I met new people, most of whom were in band. They were different. They didn’t care if i was crazy or abnormally weird. They loved me for me, and that was more than enough for them. But as i started to become friends with them, my long-time friends from middle school were getting upset with me. They didn’t understand that i needed this new feeling. I needed to be accepted. So i slowly started to lose touch with them. And when my best friend told me that she was smoking and into drugs.. i just couldn’t believe it. I never wanted to fall into that typically teenage life. I never wanted to do drugs. Once i heard this, i started to spend less and less time with them. And after a month or two, i realized their once familiar faces were strangers to me.

I went through the rest of my freshman year, having pretty much.. no friends. My long time friends were history. I had “new friends”, but we were in that awkward phase were it wasn’t cool to call them yet. So my freshman year was pretty lonely. Until i started waterpolo. I almost didn’t try out because i didn’t think i would make it. It changed my life. The girls i met that year are still my really good friends. I feel like they are there for me no matter what. But one friend sticks out in particular. Freshman year, i barely knew her name. I just hung out with her because i was friends with the girls she hung around with. But today, i couldn’t live without her. I don’t think she realizes how much i love her. I look up to her so much. She is one of the strongest people i know. She doesn’t let anything break her down. She learns from her mistakes, and uses them to become a stronger person. Boys have never gotten her down, she won’t let them. She is my  biggest inspiration. I went to her crying and she comforted me. I can tell her anything knowing that she’ll keep it between me and her. Everyday we tell each other we have 10 stories to share. We can sit in a room for two hours and just talk, and have a good time. I want her to know that i truely charish our relationship. I’m so happy we grew close.

You are THAT friend.