Dear ______ :

I have a lot to say, so hold tight and listen up.

I will always love you. I know that sounds odd for someone to say since you're the one who chose to walk out of my life, but here it goes.

You knew from the beginning that I am someone who will always be there for you, care for you and make sure that no matter what kind of day you were having, I was going to be the one that cheered you up, kept cheering you on, and made sure that you were in the best of moods that you could have been in. When you're having a good day, I was there celebrating with you and enjoying the victories that you achieved. When you had bad days, I was there to make sure that you got back up and kept on fighting. I wanted to see you succeed. I wanted to see you achieve every single dream and aspiration that you ever thought of. I was the friend that loved hard, and fell harder. Now that I am done explaining myself, I want to thank you for a couple of things that you taught me while you walked out of my life and chose to go into a different direction, chose to leave the friend that would never dream of leaving you for others who you've just met, or just chose to lose touch along the way.

I want to thank you for showing me that I have such an amazing heart, and that I love so hard, and I, in turn, may not get the same. And that is okay. You taught me that I am able to love and care for someone and look out for them not because I wanted to gain anything from it, but because I wanted to let you know that even at your darkest times, I was going to be the one there to pick you up, and show you that there are people out there that do care for you.

I want to thank you for not only walking out of my life, but showing me that the love and caring I showed you was all for nothing. Once again, that is also okay. All the while that you were doing this to me, I was in turn learning something very valuable about myself; and that is to never give your all to people in hopes that they will do the same for you. Because the truth of the matter is that people will never have the same heart and love you have in your heart as you do. I thank you for not only helping me realize that, but making me a stronger person for doing so.

I thank you for the memories made while we had our friendship, and I will always cherish those times, because they were amazing. I am grateful and happy to know that you're off doing well (at least I hope) and that you're becoming the best person that you can be, and that is something we should all strive to do every single day.

If you're reading this, I love you. I will always be here for you, but it may not be the same as it was in the past.