my best friend is getting married. we have been together now for 17 years, a long time one would say, but look at us, we still havent seen a single movie in a theatre together yet, or holidayed together, we haven't even gone on a double date or other silly girly things we ought to do. yet we are, besfriends. we have had our moments, this once when we stuck this digestive in our mouths, it turns the tongue black, we would run to the mirror and stick it out pretending to be the goddess "kaali", or when we would pretend to be scared of the washing machine, we were older than the kids who are usually scared of rotating washing machines, but we just thought it was fun. then we have our "boy" moments, bashing them, or just romancing them, been there nursing each other's pains. boys came and went, college came and went, so did promotions and many jobs, we stayed, still laughing, still silly, still us.
we have not always been good, how can 17 years go by without any murmur of a hustle. we have had or differences, our odd fights, and we would always make up, one phone call and we were there, smiling at each other. i dont know anyone who can call me a "bitch" and make me feel good, idont know anyone else i could bake a cake for wven when im burning with a high fever, or anyone else i could forgive as easily. i have known her for so long and yet we feel like interesting strangers sometimes.
she has seen me through almost everything, seen my worst and my best, she never had to prove her solidarity to me, we could be silent and know we were heard, we could move far away and still feel like we just around the block.
i do miss the little "run aways" to call the boyfriends, a lil escapade lusting after an innocent adventure, i miss our school memories where we did everything possible to sit together, i remember how once she forgot her book and to save her i took the blame, but no, she wouldnt have it, how we kept tugging at the blame, till the teacher let us be, there are just so many memories and they are so sweet, so painful, so dear.
it pains to see you go so far away, to know that we may not have as many momeries together, but we need to move on, you need to make yours and i need to mine, and when we meet next, we will have so much to share.
you are my best friend and i am so happy to see you step into this crucial part of life, may happiness always kiss your feet, may you find in him the friend you are leaving behind.
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very nice!
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