Dear Ex-Best Friend,

Our friendship started out in the early, ugly days of middle school when we sat next to each other in English class. It was a quick almost instant connection, we went from barely knowing each other to being inseparable, we even had best friend necklaces to prove it. There were so many memories and miles in between those seven short years. From running all sports seasons together to the sleepless sleepovers almost every weekend.

Unfortunately, our relationship ended shortly after graduating high school, simply because I was headed to college and you were staying local. It was time for us to part ways and live our lives even though that meant leaving each other. It was heartbreaking not having you to talk to when I moved into college. It’s like we graduated and you never looked back for me..you just left, I’ll never understand why.

But like any other great friendship we had our downfalls, you constantly put me down about my body image and many other attributes. I am not mad about this because you taught me how to not let the opinions of others affect my daily life. You made me a stronger person because of it. You forced me to grow a backbone and stick up for myself, so thank you.

Flash forward to the present, I see you almost every weekend for cross country meets. Our relationship is so disconnected that we don’t even say “hi” or “good job” to each other after the race. It truly does make me sad but I guess that's how life goes, you outgrow your childhood friends. Yeah, we may still follow each other on social media but I know you only snapchat me when it's convenient for you. I always thought our friendship would last, I thought we’d see each other over breaks from college. I thought we’d even visit each other's dorm rooms but oh man was I wrong. It pains me when one of our selfies comes up on my timehop, because it just reminds me of how it all went wrong.

I do miss all of our crazy adventures, like the time the go-kart ran out of gas in the woods and we had to push it all the way back to the house. I’ll cherish these memories for the rest of my life. I wish you the best in everything you do, and deep down I know you feel the same way. I hope you find your true calling and get to do everything you dreamed of.

Yours truly,

Michaela