Hello friend,

I know it's been a while since we last spoke but I figured I'd reach out to you and let you know that I still remember our friendship despite how many days, weeks, months or years have passed.

I feel like I should apologize for being distant. I could say something corny like "we'll cross paths again" but I don't want to place the blame on faith because there hasn't been much effort from my end to reconnect. If I must remind you, I'm real clumsy and have the attention span of a cat on catnip.

I've changed in some areas but I'm still me for the most part

I still change song lyrics when I sing in order to make a joke

I still cuss like my mom is not watching

I still eat large meals that I shouldn't be wasting my money on

And believe it or not, I still don't have a driver's license (nor the enthusiasm to get one)

Again, I want to apologize if I ever had to cancel on you or left you without a reply but trying to graduate on time, getting decent grades and taking care of myself hasn't really proved to be as simple as when we used to hang out.

I want to tell you that I still value our friendship as much as I did back when we saw each other frequently. I remember the many nights we played video games until 6 in the morning. As well as the times we used bottle caps as boats when the streets would flood and we didn't know how to make paper boats. Or that time we got lost in the city when we thought we were grown enough to take the bus. My favorite memories, however, will always be when we shared our life stories, when we saw each other's tears for the first time and when we fought for the first time. That's when I knew this friendship would last a long time.

For these reasons, I want to let you know I'm still here for you even though we haven't done much in a while.

I'm still here as in I will always be by your side if you need me

I'm still here as in I haven't given up just yet

I'm still here as in I'm still trying just as hard as I've always been

So if you ever need me, don't text me and ask what I am doing

Call me and tell me you need my help so I'll know I can do the same, should I ever need to

With that said, let's hangout sometime...

Javier V. Venegas