Dear Celena,
I wanted to write you this letter before you go. I am really going to miss you when you move to Canada. You are my best friend forever. You were my shoulder to cry on. And now you are leaving.
You were there for me when I had no one, when I was in need of a friend. You always knew what to say to make me feel better, like those times in P.E., when those boys were calling me names. You went over and told them to beat it.
You are really brave, and you stand up for what you think is right. You taught me to fight for myself. That time those girls were being rude to me, you knew how to make peace. I went through hard times this past year.
You really helped me. But most importantly, you liked me the way I am. You didn't want me to change. I had a lot of good friends in the past, but you were the best out of all of them. I just wanted to write you this letter about how much you were there for me, and how much you helped me.
I was there for you, and you were there for me. We called each other sisters. When I was blue, you came to my rescue. When you were feeling bad, I came. We were always on each others side.
At school, no one saw us apart from each other. They thought we were sisters, and we were. We called each other everyday to talk. We told each other our deepest, darkest secrets that no one knew. We wouldn't tell each others secrets to anyone else.
We were 100% honest with each other. I don't remember when one of us lied. We made a promise never to lie. I was so happy when you gave me that friendship necklace for my birthday, the one where the heart is in 2, and you have one, too. We haven't taken it off since.
Here I am now, looking down at my necklace, in tears, realizing how much you changed my life. I am going to miss you, BFF.
Forever and always,
Natalie
(Natalie and Celena, soul sisters forever.)
