Dear #2, 

I wasn't sure of how I felt about you when we first met, but looking back now, I knew from the moment we met that you were the one, my soulmate.

Our second day together we were much less busy, so we had a better opportunity for us to talk instead of working like dogs, haha. During this time in my life I was struggling with making friends at a new school, so being able to connect with you so easily was so reassuring for me and I was just trying to soak it all in. I remember telling you the excuse version of my reason for switching schools, a bit about my church and current youth group, and briefly about me in general. I had made a rule for myself to not ramble on about stuff unless I was asked, because from previous experience, I was boring and would scare other people away. Luckily you liked to talk, but not too much. I liked how you'd stop every now and then and wait for my input before you kept on with your story, you remembered I was there and I wasn't used to that. I thought your stories were super interesting, I didn't want you to stop. It was nice to finally get something other than small talk from someone. But alas, our day did eventually end and I had no reason to keep talking with you until tomorrow, but then you asked for my number. I couldn't possibly say no.

Once we got back to camp I couldn't help but constantly check my phone, but no messages were there and my heart began to sink. It was towards the end of the day when you texted me but it wasn't what I would have expected. You were telling me a secret and what was weighing on your mind that week. You needed this camp and every prayer you could get. I couldn't even begin to understand your struggles and the hardships you faced and still had yet to face, but I knew that I could listen and support you through these times. We ended up staying up pretty late that night which we felt the next day, but it didn't seem to matter much, we just needed each other in that moment. I still wanna thank you again and again for sharing with me that night or who knows if we'd even be friends now. You mean the world to me and I just wanna be able to be there for you.