I am sitting with a paper and pencil in my hand. I know I should be coming to meet you now. Time is running fast. That makes me think when was time slow. Time was never slow when you were with me. I still remember the first time we met at the hostel front desk, I was praying with all my might to god to not let you, the nerd to be my roommate. I thought life would be boring if I had a boring roommate like you. But I was wrong and god didn't punish me for the wrong assumption. I was upset when you came to my room and said that you are my roommate.
You were always with books. If it were now, I would be mad with you if you didn't talk to me for a day but that's how it used to be. It's funny that we didn't talk to each for the first one week. We never had anything common to talk. I love listening to music with full volume while headphones give you headaches. You could spend all day reading books while reading anything was my sleeping pill. We were so different and we are still different but I love that we are different. I would never love you if you were like me. I couldn't help laugh while writing the sentence, "I love you".
I bet you would still remember our first fight when I had left my phone at hostel and since it was continuously ringing, you attended it. You told my mom that I wasn't at hostel and I had left my phone. It was the truth but it landed me in trouble because I hadn't told my parents about going to movie with my friends that night. I screamed at you not to touch my things. You tried to reason that you thought it must be some emergency since there were continuous calls. But I was so mad that I failed to think logically. But you were irritating too. Who would try to advice their roommate about parents being right in scolding children and it's how they show their love, when the roommate is already angry? You were so annoying giving me umpteen number of lectures about disciplines often, that it felt like I was living with a younger version of my grandmother.
How did we end up being best friends gradually? I don't know. I couldn't remember any sudden transition. It was a gradual process. I started getting lunch for you when you got fever and couldn't get up from bed due to fever. One day, you helped me with a mathematics problem when I was breaking my head unable to understand it. We started being there for each other. Soon, we got comfortable enough to show our crazy side to each other. I couldn't believe it when you were about to gift me a bottle of wine just because I mentioned that I want to know how it feels to get drunk. I also couldn't believe it that I started reading books just because they are your favourite books.
The 2 am serious about life discussions, the movie marathon nights, the ice cream dates in rain, the pillow fights, first attempt at cooking together, the night where we tried to create a bonfire at the lawn behind hostel but got caught by the warden for sneaking out night... There are so many things that comes rushing when I think about the last 4 years. We have come a long way and I feel like we have crossed an ocean together. I have always feared how would life be after I graduate from college because I lose the privilege of living with you and seeing you everyday. The day has come. You are going to different country for studying abroad. To be honest, I would have come with you to study even though I don't want to study, I would have come for you but I didn't because I know my presence would break your wings. I want you to fly. Fly higher and higher as you wish.
My colleagues at work tell me that if you had been a boy, I would have proposed to you for marriage. Don't believe their words. I am telling you the truth. You would still be my best friend. You are my 'always' and 'forever' best friend. Every relationship has it own pros and cons. Friendship is no less than any other relationship. I should actually be running to meet you one last time before you leave the country but I rather chose to go to our college and see it. I can't see you leave because you never leave my memories. I have come to the place where our memories were born.
I missed telling you something. You are my angel in disguise wearing glasses. It's just that I am so humble that I don't praise my people.
Happy Journey!!
I click a photo of my letter and send it to her and she sends me a kissing smiley.
