QotD: My Best Friend

What makes your best friend so special? 
Submitted by Jessmiloo.

Over the years, I've met people whom have become close to me and whom I consider part of the "best friends" group. They may not know each other, but they have, in one way or the other, touched my life and I'm forever thankful for that.

The first person that pops to mind when the words "best friend" are mentioned is Carmenez. We've known each other since second grade and were classmates up until we finished high school. Since then, we haven't seen each other as much as we would like, but what's amazing is whenever we see each other, it's like we never spent time apart.

There's so many ways I can describe why she's special, but I'll try to whittle it down. She's hardly ever angry at me, but she doesn't hesitate to tell me if I'm wrong or being stupid. She (along with her family) encourages me to go after my dreams (or what used to be my dreams until I lost faith in me and it, but they still continue to encourage). She understands that if I'm holding a book and not talking to her it's not because I'm ignoring her but because I'm so deep into reading I can hardly hear her. She feeds me (a long standing tradition from field trips to school lunches to bivouacs), she teaches me cooking techniques (or I let her do all the cooking and I just watch), and once in a while during our class projects, she lets me do it anime-style rather than lace and ribbons :)

In a related vein, her family is special too. They treat me like a cousin or another sister. The dogs in their house don't bark at me anymore. Her extended family knows who I am and I'm often invited to family gatherings up to the point where one of her distant cousins ask if I was a blood relation.

She's also someone I know I can run to if I have a problem: be it something as serious as a financial issues or if it's something as (mundane?) as needing a dress for a formal affair.

I guess my best friend is special because she's accepted me for me.