This story is joyous and heartbreaking all in one. Basically a Pixar movie come to life.

Meet 19-year-old Jake Smitka from Amsterdam, New York, who made an unlikely friend in the shape of a baby squirrel who he called Wilson.

Smitka, who first introduced his friend to the world on Snapchat before sharing it on Twitter, told Buzzfeed that he "would put him in trees but he would always follow me back inside" and "fed him grapes and nuts and he drank water… And he would chill on my shoulder… he would just sit up top and look all around, especially when I drove. He loved looking out."

Unfortunately, so far this story doesn't have a happy ending as Wilson is currently MIA, with Smitka telling Buzzfeed: "Usually he would be waiting for me on the tree if I would leave or something but… one day I never saw him again ðŸ'”"

He also says that his dad apparently spotted him recently so all is well, but we're going to file that one alongside "Buddy's gone to live on a farm".

Via Buzzfeed