Best Friends since 1999.

Laetitia: Seriously I can’t wait to see you again. It hurts that you can’t go Cyprus for a holiday with your parents.

Venus: I know, but it's okay... mark my words… we WILL see each other some day. It's probably going to be a big celebration or something, like someone's wedding... haha. I still want you as one of my bridesmaids, btw!

Laetitia: Awwwwwwwwwwww!! You too! If I get married, lol.

Venus: HAHAHA. Of course you will, you just have to find the right guy… we both do!

Laetitia: And we will… one day.

Venus: Someone who'd treat us like a princess. Hahaha, LAME.

Laetitia: Hahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahhahahahahahahaha. It’s true though, lol. They have to treat us well.

A conversation I had with a best friend of 9 years. Today we just reminisced about the good old days we had when we were younger. And all of a sudden, we talked about family, marriage, finding the right guy, etc. It was nice to see how far we’ve come and that we really are growing up. And that despite of the miles that separate us, we're still very good friends, like sisters almost.

I remember when we were in school, we’d have free periods because we didn’t have to take advance Greek lessons. So while everyone was in class, we’d just sit at the cafeteria, or the benches or the concrete seats at the open gym and just talked about life (aka gossip about people, haha!). Then when we got home, we’d still call each other on the phone and talk for hours even though we’ve just been together at school half of the day. She was someone I depended on a lot. We also had each other’s back. Yes, we fought here and there but resolved things as quickly as we could. People found it weird when we weren’t together and immediately knew if we had a fight. That's how close we were!

I miss the sleepovers and the non-stop laughter. I miss making fun of each other (she's the reason behind why some of our friends started calling me "Veni".) I miss her a lot and really hope to see her some day.

Love you, Laetitia! (aka Tish, Leila, Latoush, Latisha, and whatever other names people call you... haha!!)

P.S. Thank you for not turning into a French bitch :) Je t'aime, kori palavi! Hahaha.