kiss your friends. on the cheek. hand. forehead. lips. kiss them and tell them that you are so lucky to have met them. hug them when you see them. squeeze them gently. feel how their heartbeat thuds against both of your chests. use their warmth when you are cold. hold their hand when they are scared. stay up watching cheesy old movies. cuddle under blankets and laugh about old memories. throw popcorn at each other and try to catch it in your mouth. have a spaghetti food fight and run through the sprinkler to rinse yourselves off. drink soda and eat ice cream at two in the morning because you are starting to feel tired but the sleepover rules are doing all-nighters. share a milkshake. laugh at your old pictures and then take new ones.
because one day, it will be the last time you ever see them. and you will miss their smile. their laugh. the smell of the laundry detergent that you stole from them on accident. the spark in their eyes when they talk about something they love. their siblings who argue with you like you're also a sibling of theirs'. their parents who loved you like their own child.
you'll miss the smallest things but you'll remember everything. so love your friends. love them platonically.
