Dear long lost best friend,

I never thought we would get to this point in life where we weren't speaking. We were like two peas in a pod. We spent almost every day together and now our friendship is non-existent. At first, it hurt to know that someone I had spent almost every day with became so distant from me, but eventually I got used to it and I got used to the thought that our friendship would never be anything again. However, the whole point of this letter is not to make you feel bad or to make me get emotional, it is simply to say, thank you.

Without you up and leaving out of my life, I would have never gained as much strength as I have now. You made me realize that some people are just temporary and that it is OK to let go. Yes, it will hurt in the process of letting go, but it is better to let go than hold on and hurt yourself even more. I want to thank you for an amazing friendship that you gave me. You allowed me to see the true meaning of friendship and you allowed me to experience a once in a lifetime friendship. Thank you for allowing me to be myself. Out of all the people in my life at the time of our friendship, you were the person who I could completely be myself around. You gave me the chance to learn that it is OK to be yourself and that you shouldn't let anyone change who you are. You allowed me to open up to who I was and become comfortable in the skin I'm in. After everything we have been through, I just want you to know that I still love you. Despite the amount of time we have spent away from each other and not talked, I also want you to know that I will always be here for you. The most important thing you taught me is to never give up on someone you love, so even though we haven't talked in forever, I will never give up on our friendship. I hope one day we can regain what we have lost, but until then, I love you and I miss you.

Love,

The friend who never gave up