My best friend !

I met my best friend after a long time yesterday. And that made the whole day absolutely great. You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you see someone you really care for ?? Yea that pretty much describes it ! It was great being with her. She has always been there when Ive needed her and shes always given me the best advice. She has been my shoulder to cry on.

So I got her a gift just to say " thanks fer bein the greatest friend there is ". I hope she really liked it . no loved it . She said she did .. and she also said it was something that she needed. So that made it all worthwhile. Actually just the look on her face when she saw it made it worth the while. But nothin will ever measure upto what a great friend she has been. And the sad part is that yesterday might have been the last time we ever meet. And just the thought of that fact rips my heart out ! She has been one of the most influential people in my life. So here is the story of our friendship...

I met her during the toughest period in my life. I had to leave the place I had been born and brought up in to come to trivandrum. That was the time I needed friends the most and unfortunately I did not know anyone here. I had to deal with all kinds of crap on my own. It was a life changing few years. I met this person during that period. And she was one of the very few people who were ready to accept me and see me for who I was and not for where I was from.....
The first time I saw her was during math tuition classes. I never noticed her then. The first time I actually looked at her was during a bus ride back home and I thought to myself " Hey !! Isnt that the girl from tuitions? She sure is cute.".... and we started talking thanks to a common friend of ours and we clicked right from the word go.

Most of the friends I make become close to me extremely fast. But this girl wasnt that way. She was the only person who became close to me gradually .. and I guess that just makes our friendship that much stronger. I was a student in a school that hated me. And she was 1 person among probably 6 who were my friends. She used to cheer me on whenever I needed support although I never thanked her for that .. well if she is reading this then " Thank you for all your support. It really meant a lot.".. Most of the memories I'd like to hold onto from that year of schooling involves her. She was such an active person on my life then and has been so far as well.

But then she was still just a friend. But I dint understand how much she really meant to me until the day she said that she was going to move to another state. Thats when it hit me properly ... She was one of the best friends I'd ever had .. and now she was going. I regreted never getting closer to her. But I never knew that she considered me one of her best friends as well.
That became evident after she left and I became the only person she kept in touch. The feeling of pride and joy I felt is indescribable. I know it sounds stupid but it was such a nice feeling knowing that I was someone's real good friend. So then we got a "little bit closer".. and then we had the hardest part of our relationship .. we had reached an awkward point in our friendship and a situation that almost tore our friendship apart. I guess its those few months that acctually brought us closer. That was when I realised again how much she means so me and there was no point in destroying such a great friendship. So we got back in touch. And then we just got closer than we had ever been. And I am so happy with the way we are now.

She is one of the few people who actually understand me. And the advice she gives me is based on that knowledge of me and not on what is logically right in that situation. And the best thing about her is she tells me stuff about me without hesitation. And thats what I expect from true friends. ( Plus she always keeps complimenting me .. just to make me happy .. love you for that!)...She is the kind of friend who can make you happy even when your having the crappiest time.

So thats how it stands so far. So what I bought for her is never going to be equal to what she has given me over the 4 years I've known her. Actually they arnt even on the same level to be compared. So I hope she keeps it as something she will look at when she gets real old and remembers her old best friend.

L..... You'll always be in my prayers. May your life be loads of fun and may it go exactly the way you want it to. Thanks for being the greatest friend on earth.