Hey Adden,
I've been wanting to say this for a while, so just let me get it out.
Do you remember around June 13th? I was in a really dark place — someone I trusted deeply, someone really close to me, turned out to not be who I thought they were. I felt betrayed and honestly just... alone. I remember praying that night, just asking for one person who could make me feel safe again.
And not long after that, you showed up. I still remember when I asked you to be honest with me about something, and you actually sent me a voice note about it. I was so happy you did that — it meant a lot that you took the time. I ended up pinning it in our chat so I could listen to it again whenever I was busy or just needed to hear it. I don't really believe in coincidences like that. I think you were an answer to that prayer.
Since then, you've just... been different from anyone else in my life. That's the kind of friend you are — you don't even realize how much it means.
There's one more thing I want you to actually understand, not just know. Sometimes I ask you to stay on the phone even when we're just sitting in silence. It's not about the call. I went through something as a kid that made being alone genuinely terrifying for me — like, shut-down-in-my-room-for-days terrifying. So when you just stay there, even without talking, it does something for me that's hard to explain. I just wanted you to know that's real, not me being clingy.
Anyway. You're my best friend, genuinely, and I don't think I tell you that enough. Thank you for being you.
— always grateful for you, Mars