Tweet of 9-year-old couple saying tearful goodbye goes viral

LOUISIANA (WPVI) -- A high schooler in Louisiana captured an emotional moment between her 9-year-old sister and her "boyfriend" before he moved away with his family.

The high schooler tweeted three photos of the tearful embrace.

KFSN-TV reports that the boy's father, Glen Meynardie, explained on Twitter that the boy and girl grew up together and have been calling each other "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" for a long time.

"(They) have been BFF since they could walk," he wrote.

The post about the young lovebirds has gone viral with the tweet being shared more than 44,000 times.

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