Thread:TheBookQueen16/@comment-34952067-20181227005450

It’s the time of year where I write some super long, sappy message about your growth as a person, and gods know what else. So I’m not going to stall this sap-fest any longer, so here we go!

The first time we talked was March 10th, approximately at 2:00 pm. That was 296 days ago, approximately 7,104 hours ago, and about 426,240 seconds ago. I remember the conversation we had, and I even remember what I said. We were talking about your parents and how you feel about your situation with them. I remember that in the end,I said, “Look, I don’t know if you consider me a friend or not, but I know I consider you one. I try to make my friends happier, so if you ever want to talk, you can always talk to me.”

That offer still stands to this second. While I can’t promise it will stand forever, I can promise it will stand for the coming year.

I remember when you asked me for help with your math, you even said that your grades improved after that. That was hands down the best moment in my life of me ever helping someone. That is because it was the moment that I felt that I could truly help others. While I was supposed to be teaching you, you taught me something way more valuable than angles. You taught me that people do not always take us for granted. We as a species hold the power to help people, and we can choose to use it to benefit others. That is a powerful lesson is something I will always carry with me.

There are so many ways to describe your personality, but I’m going to go with the easiest: Wow. What I mean is, you are so kind, so smart, so caring. Those are all idealistic traits everyone else should hope to be. I know I look up to you, and I know a lot of other people do too. Not once have I ever thought that I can be as amazing as you, but I strive to be as generous and as persistent. My point is that you are just so incredible. You must stay that way, because if you do, you will help so many people.

You some how managed to listen to my endless ranting without yelling at me to stop, and I praise you on that. There are a lot of people out there who have told me to shut up, and yet, some how you didn't. You some how managed to get through my endless obliviousness which I have been told has still not ended. You some how managed to have hours long conversations about gods know what without getting bored or annoyed, a very hard task if you ask me. You some how managed to make me smile on the dark days that have pasted, a very hard thing to accomplish.

You sent me pictures of the Sokeefe moments in Flashback when I was broken with grief because you were determined to make me feel better. It was those pictures that made me realize that there is still hope. I can’t even imagine how you pushed me through that, because I was beginning to lose hope in myself. I can’t thank you enough for what you have done by myself, so I am grateful that others are writing your heart filled messages as well.

In conclusion, I hope your teen years live up to your expectation, and I hope that the personality of the Eva of 2018 will come with Eva in the future and only grow to be a strong and powerful woman.

Happy birthday Eva,

Bea 