We all have people we have lost touch with. It's just a part of life. Granted, it’s a sad part of life. So here it is -- a letter to the friends whom, unfortunately, we have lost touch with. Although they aren’t in our most recent calls, they are always in our hearts.
Old friend,
How are you? Not in the sense of your mood, or even in the sense of your day -- how are you. Are you happy at your school? Does it give you all the things you dreamed about? What are you majoring in? Do you like it? I’m sorry we haven’t spoken much these past few years. Besides the fact that we’ve both been busy, whenever we do talk it seems like we no longer have anything in common to even talk about. That’s nobody’s fault, it just is the way it is.
I miss the days of watching "Glee" on your bedroom floor, and playing Just Dance on a random Friday night while we waited for our Chinese food to come, but life is more complicated than that now. You can’t just dance your troubles away, and order some General Tso’s Chicken to devour and complain about later instead of dealing with real issues. Now we have exams, and internships, and need to deal with the issues that arise, not complain about them and hope they go away.
Do you still love olives? Every time I eat one I think of you, and how you used to try to steal them out of other people’s salads, or when would eat them straight out of the jar. Are you still dancing? I know it’s hard to keep up with all your hobbies in college, but you were such a great dancer, I really hope you’ve found time, and an outlet to be able to continue to pursue your passion. By the way, you look great in your latest profile picture! So happy and healthy, I hope you know how beautiful you are. I’m not around to tell you any more, but I hope no one has to. I hope you just know.
I know we don’t speak, and I know that we’re both okay with that. People change, time moves forward and waits for no one, but I just need you to know—I am always here for you. Whenever you need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Don’t stop and think, She won’t care about this. When I get great news about something, I still want to tell you, when I get awful news, I still want to tell you. It isn’t strange for us to have those feelings. We were such a big part of each others lives for such a long time; it almost seems wrong to not be sharing this hugely important portion of our lives.
I hope you’re happy, I hope you’re doing something that keeps you laughing and fulfills you at the same time. I hope your life is exactly as you pictured it, and I hope it will continue to be wonderful, and exciting, and that at the end of every day when you go to bed, you fall asleep happy. I hope that if every day isn’t wonderful, you have the strength to face the next day just the same. With the positive attitude and smile, I know and have always loved. I wish you only the best, and just know that even though we don’t talk; I miss you, I am proud of you, I love you, and I’ll always be rooting for you.
