One of my best friends got accepted into Queens University for concurrent education. They only accept a 100 students, or something like that, into the program. When she told me, I think I was happier for her than she was when she found out. She’s been stressing about this program forever. She spent the entire winter break working on her applications. She wrote 6 different versions of her application essay and had 3 different scholarly supervisors (one of which lives in a different continent) edit and revise it. She works harder than anybody else I know. With her 90%+ average, she’s had big$$$ offers of scholarships to other universities. She’s given up her social life for the past 2 years in hopes that she would get into this program at Queen’s. Her work has finally paid off and now she’s on her way to being teacher, the thing she’s wanted to be since elementary school. We’ve been friends since we were 4. Being friends with her has always been a constant comparison because of how different we are. She knows what she wants in the long-run, works like a maniac to get it, and doesn’t let anything or anyone get in her way. She’s hard-working, I’m lazy. She has a set goal and ideal for her future, I’m in constant flux. She’s simple, I’m complicated. She’s theoretical, I’m technical. I’m loud, she’s quiet. I’m extremely outgoing, she’s more reserved. She’s adventurous but parentally restrained which makes her reserved (and she knows this), I’m adventurous and ignorant. She likes to plan, I like being spontaneous. She hates public speaking, I can pull public speaking out of my ass. I’m the complete opposite of her in almost every way. I think that’s why our friendship is so great. She keeps me under control, and I add a little crazy to her life. I’m so happy for her. You don’t even understand. I am beyond words. Ecstatic even. I love her to the moon and back…in the most platonic way possible. 

…she’s been like a sister to me since the childhood years. It’s going to really bum me out when she leaves. Did I mention I have abandonment issues?