We were together for so long...

Looking back, I think about all of the memories we share together. I think about how we were rarely ever apart. How we were so much a part of each others lives, that things just weren't right without each other. I think about the long nights we stayed up laughing or crying. The inside jokes that only we understood. The good times...

So many of my old photos have your face. I'm often reminded of how close we truly were over the years.

But, I gave up on us... I gave up on you.

It was easier in high school. Easier to convince myself that the good times were well worth the bad. Easier to forgive and forget the fights and all the times you hurt me. We saw each other every day, and ultimately, it was easier to move on than to be angry all of the time.

I may have eventually cut off our friendship, but you're the one who stopped acting like my best friend. You were the one who wanted me to only have you, but you could have anyone. You were the one who talked behind my back. You were the one who refused to come to me when you didn't like something I did.

It wasn't all bad. The bad times were usually balanced by the good times. The fun we had and the experiences we shared will always be in the back of my mind. I truly loved you and you truly were my one best friend.

But, a person learns that they can only take so much. Eventually, the hurt outweighs the priceless memories. People grow apart, and we did.

So, when college came, it was time to move on. It was, and still can be, difficult to not call or text you. Difficult to go from being together practically everyday, to only saying hi when we run into each other. Difficult to not be there.

But I couldn't do it anymore... I had to let go.

I know there are two sides to every story, and I made a few mistakes, too... but I NEVER intentionally hurt you. I never did anything if I knew you'd turn out upset. I wonder if you ever really cared if you hurt me. I wonder why, when it came down to it, I didn't seem to mean to you what you did to me.

And the worst part of it all is... when I distanced myself, you didn't try to stop me.

I let you hurt me for a long time... but, in the end, I learned a lesson. I became a stronger and better person because of you. I'll never again let someone treat me the way you had a tendency to. I'll never let someone continue to be my friend because it's convenient for them.

Yes, there are times when I miss you. When I wonder if I made the right choice. But, I know that our friendship had become too much. I know that it was unstable and waiting to crumble, anyways.

I have no intention to make you feel bad now. We have both grown up and moved on with our lives. I like to think that you now look back on our memories and smile... because for a while there, we did have a great run.

I'm not angry with you anymore. I'm not upset anymore. I wish you the best in life and I only hope that we can talk again one day.

You did, and always will, hold a place in my heart.