Dear Brandon,

When I think of our friendship, I struggle to find the right words to describe it. Rather, memories flood my head of all the great and sad moments we’ve shared. I remember the long nights in middle school as we studied for science olympiad competitions. We had many triumphant wins and many heartbreaking losses. I remember the ‘marathons’ we ran as we studied for fourteen hours a day for a whole week, mutually suffering as we attempted to shove a whole textbook into our heads. I remember that day when we visited the Metropolitan Museum and indulged in our love for Roman Culture. Oh, how we thought we were Latin gods. I remember the star-sprinkled night sky after the Chinese festival as we attempted to do cringy dances.

We have grown so much together that you really are like a brother to me. You inspire me to always work harder. From when we played video games seven years ago, we’ve definitely, or at least hopefully, gotten a lot better. And as for our dancing, we’ve 100% improved with that “Fancy” by Twice choreography.

Brandon, thank you for being here in my life. I admire and respect you so much and I never tell you that. I don’t know where’d be had we not been friends, but I don’t want to imagine a world like that. Thank you for introducing me to anime. I can’t wait for the day we visit Japan together.

I’ve attached the picture of us holding up our science olympiad trophy together. I will always treasure the feeling of that day. You and I were unstoppable against those other teams and there’s no better feeling of having hard work be rewarded like it was for us.

Out of all the people in this small place we call Hockessin, thank you for being in my life.

Your friend forever and always,

Ethan