Dear DMC,
There are people in your life that you couldn’t have been closer to once upon a time. They understood you and they were always there for you. They sympathized with you when you needed it. They made you laugh when they knew you needed something taken off your mind. They knew how to react to bring out what was best for you. Yet something made you drift apart. Have you ever wondered what happened to us? What caused us to stop caring as much?
Since high school we have drifted apart. I know that most friendships don’t survive after high school and my head was in the clouds when I still expected the opposite to be the case with us. But we used to be so inseparable and I know that in the time since we have grown apart. I know we aren’t the same people we were but I want you to know my feelings about it. I might have had different experiences than you but I was always willing to share. I might have found different friends, but I was always yours.
Looking back on our friendship I remember the days that I don’t think any other friend possessed. The way we spent an entire day with glue and spaghetti noodles trying to build bridges and cars. The Lego parties and coloring book days when we just wanted to act like little kids again. What about the stories we wrote and the letters about us being best friends forever. I still have a copy of that somewhere. Remember climbing the Lowes building (and how i stood watch because I was NOT about to get arrested), how I was scared me half to death watching the Ring? Our 84 Ponchos and Fafsa nickname days? When I had to endear endless chatter consisting of only paintball and video-games? And oh the revolting Halo summer. Our friendship has meant a great deal to me. Every moment we have shared I remember. Even the ones that weren’t always good, I will always remember.
Yet like every high school friendship, we have drifted. We moved on to working too much, getting paid to little, taking care of people we shouldn’t have to and running away to different countries. We don’t get to be the care-free people we used to. We don’t get those moments as often as we used to. But we still have the possibility of being close, you know that right? You can still turn to me for help and you could talk about your problems. I know I still talk about mine to you and you are always there to help. But this friendship is a two-way street and I would be happy to listen to yours. You can still share with me. I can still make you laugh when you need to and react to bring out what is best for you.
We don’t need to drift anymore. I can still be your best friend, whenever you need me.
Love always,
Ashley
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