Things are different now, but they don't have to be.

Change is always hard, not matter for what reason it's happening. Leaving for college was simultaneously the most exciting and horrifically terrifying thing I've ever done. To make matters worse, I left you behind. High school was our time. We survived the bad days, and together made the good days even better. As much as I detest those four years in public school, you made them some of the best. And no, I don't believe in living in the past. The times together that we enjoyed will never happen again; I understand that. But now, as young adults with lives of our own, we have the grand opportunity to make new memories.

Understandably, we have been cold and distant. Now that we occupy different spaces, there are very few opportunities to relate what the two of us are doing. I am proud of your decision, because you made it on your own. We each made our choices based on what we know about ourselves and what we felt we were ready for. I respect your decision even though it's not the one I would've made.

To be completely honest, I miss you like crazy. There are times that I've felt like you don't miss me, whether or not that's justified or not, I'm not sure. We chat occasionally and I can feel a disconnect, but I've never pointed it out.

During our entire friendship, I never thought a day would come when there would be a noticeable separation between us. I get that we are different people with different lives, but I wish that we weren't. I'm more than willing to put in the effort to make this work, but I only want to try if you do.

You are always going to be my best friend. Whether you leave, whether you stay, it doesn't matter. You will always be a significant part of my life, either in past memories of my young adulthood or new experiences as my partner in crime.

Let's talk more. Let's hang out. I am willing to make time for you if you're willing to make time for me. I will love you forever, no matter what.