Let's go back.

Dear sister,

      An older sister isn't exactly someone that can be replaced. You're one of the few people that I've known for my entire life and the bond that we've built throughout that time period truly is irreplaceable. As cliche as it sounds, at one point all good things must come to an end and unfortunately, that end came sooner than I thought.

      Let's go back to our younger years. Ever since we were little you've been my biggest role model and my worst enemy. I looked up to you in every way possible and would copy every little thing you did but I don't really think you liked that all that much. You would be furious with me when I followed you and your friends around, wore your clothes or listened to the music you liked. I can admit that I was like you're little wannabe clone but we can look back on those foolish arguments that were so important at the time and now realize how pathetic they actually were. Let's go back, back to when we were young and the smallest of inconveniences seemed like the world was upside down, back to when we didn't know what saying goodbye for months at a time felt like.

     Years passed and we grew up, together, you of course always being two years ahead and I used that to my advantage. With that two year difference you had two years more knowledge than I. Sure, we both had our fair share of tough times whether it be boyfriend/friend issues, school stress or whatever the case may be but we always had each other to run to at any given moment. Who would have thought that that could all change in one day.

     As you get older, duty calls and you have to allow your future to broaden, as you did. I suppose this means that our daily rides to and from school together are coming to an end, along with long conversations that will keep us up all night and sticking up for each other when one of us is in trouble is coming to an end. Distance is sure going to put a strain on our relationship but it's nothing we can't work through. So I'm not saying goodbye to you but to a piece of our childhood. Although our time living together is coming to an end there's one thing that will stay forever and that's being sisters because that's something that no one can take that away from us.

All my love,

Lauren