This girl; Danyka.

Three years ago, I met this girl; Danyka. She was nothing but another girl in school I had to talk to. For a year and a bit, we walked around school, not really appreciating each other's existence, but we both knew where we stood. We weren't friends but we weren't the best buds either. We were kind of just people who went to school together and had the occasional chat. 

Then suddenly, for no reason at all, we began to talk even more and discovered that we had more in common than we first thought. There was something about her, I don't know what, but somehow she started bringing out a side of me that I never knew I had. She made me just as crazy as her and, in some ways, even crazier. As months passed we became closer and she became the best friend I never had. Every waking moment I spent with her was crazy and always filled with laughter. She told me all about her life and everything that's happened and, honestly, my heart shattered. I never understood how a girl like her, could have gone through so much and still manage to smile and laugh every day. 

At the beginning of this year, our friendship bloomed and we became the best of friends. From day one of school in February until today, every moment we spent together was spent in fits of laughter or pulling stupid faces at each other. We've had random conversations about the most unnecessary stuff, joked around a lot (about 3/4 of the time we were together), shared secrets no one knew about, but most importantly, she is the only person in the world who really understood me. She listened to my hours of complaining, minutes of crying, and put up with my bitchy mood swings. I could talk to her about anything but we chose to joke around more than being serious because being serious was too overrated for us.

This girl, this completely retarded and absolutely crazy girl, was suddenly part of my world. She is one of the few people who can make me forget about my problems by just having a casual phone conversation with her. She made every moment worth living and turned bad situations into something good. I didn't know how someone like her came into my life, but she did and I was grateful.

An hour ago, she told me the worst news I never wanted to hear. She was moving and she's not coming back. Not for holidays, not for visits, she's just not coming back. I knew due to her family problems, and home situation, she didn't want to live here anymore. But I didn't think I'd have a little less than a week to say goodbye to her. Honestly, how do you say goodbye to someone who pretty much changed your whole life within less than a year. How do you say goodbye to a best friend that you depend on so much to be there for you when it comes to the worst. I had just found someone who understood me and could take away all the pain and problems for a while, and she was already leaving. 

I guess they're right about cherishing the moment before it becomes a memory. You never really know how important someone is to you until you're forced to say goodbye to them.