they were sitting behind me in the movie theatre. between the mazes of screaming children and excited adults, teen fans and college kids with a soft side for hogwarts, they stood out. i managed to pull my head back and look every fifteen or so minutes at them because of the magic i saw. the sheer undying amount of loyalty, compassion, love. i watched the one in red lean to her left, sometimes hitting the shoulder of the one in beige, sometimes her head softly landing on the other's, sometimes her hands grasping onto the other's arm. and i saw the moments when they turned to each other and giggled, laughed to each other, remnants of a shared past and a strong present. and they looked at each other, with such an understanding, with everything that's certain in the world, with all the collective beauty that even the seven wonders of the world can't measure up to.

and suddenly, right then and there, i really missed my best friend.

i look at the two of you and admire what you guys share, who you are, what you guys do for each other. it's not everyday you stumble across a friendship that is so definite and so real that when i do, i get taken aback. in many ways you guys have showed me what true and honest friendship is and taught me so many silent lessons to be a better friend. and i do, a lot of the times, get jealous. because you get to share every minute of your lives right now with that one person you most want to share it with whereas the base of my connection is the phone. but i'm not angry though because really, when it does come down to it, i have someone at the end of the day, to go home to. and that is the best feeling in the world. but i just really miss it right now. i really really miss it.

angela, julie. i meant every word and so much more. thanks you two, you'll always be my girls up here.