Here’s a story to warm your heart for the holidays and highlight the benefits of living in the social media age.
A Mississippi woman took to Twitter Saturday in hopes of finding her “best friend,” who she met on a Hawaiian dinner cruise back in 2006 but presumably hadn’t seen or heard from since.
“Hey Twitter, I met this girl on a dinner cruise in Hawaii in 2006. We were basically best friends for that night so I need y’all to help me find my best friend cause I miss her and I need to see how she’s doing now,” wrote Bri, who goes by the Twitter handle @briannacry. “Please retweet this so we can be reunited.”
The post began to gain momentum and, amazingly, the girl in the photo responded within a matter of hours. She even held a photo of her younger self for proof.
Heard you were looking for me~ pic.twitter.com/Dz4z1wapRv
— heii (@heii_tree) November 24, 2018
Bri quickly responded with joy as the Internet followed along with the online reunion and praised Twitter for making it happen.
omg my heart is so happy
— Bri (@briannacry) November 24, 2018
YALL I FOUND HER WTF!! TWITTER IS LITERALLY AMAZING
— Bri (@briannacry) November 24, 2018
Many users posted emotional comments while some patted themselves on the back for retweeting Bri’s original plea.
I wanted it to happen, but I wasn’t ready when i saw it happen pic.twitter.com/LPz5LRXnvQ
— Clout 9 (@Rico_Shade) November 24, 2018
you made this happen. wow. my hero. https://t.co/jKaoitEa9N
— Bri (@briannacry) November 25, 2018
We can only hope this happy ending features another memorable dinner cruise in Hawaii.
