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An Open Letter From A Neglectful Best Friend

Sometimes I forget to reply or ask you how you are, so let me apologize and explain myself.

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An Open Letter From A Neglectful Best Friend

Dear Best Friend,

Hey there. It's me. You sometimes don't hear from me for a few days, or even weeks, and that totally sucks of me. Sometimes it's hard, though, considering we're both busy with school and work and all of those cool things that adulthood has bestowed upon us, but of course, those are crappy excuses. You're my best pal, and you mean the world to me, so I thought I'd take some time to explain myself to you and answer a few questions that may be rolling around in your mind.

No, I didn't forget you. How the heck could that happen?! Sometimes life does catch up with me, though, and I have all of these things I am feeling rushed to do, and it may slip my mind to reply to your Snapchat of you watching Supernatural. Sometimes I may forget to answer a text that you sent me in all caps that goes something along the lines of, "ONE DIRECTION'S NEW INTERVIEW OMG I CAN'T." That doesn't mean I don't care, because let's face it, if Harry Styles is involved, I probably care.

Yes, I made other friends. I did it, and you did too. But that could never, ever, ever break me away from being your best friend. In college, I want you to be able to go out and make all of the friends you possibly can and have the time of your life. When you see the selfie of me and my new friend from English grabbing lunch or going to football games together, I want you to know that, yes, I'm having a blast where I am, and I definitely want you to be here having a blast with me, because every time spent with you is always an amazing one, but until we are reunited again, we need to have an amazing time with the people around us.

Of course I want to come visit you. Wherever you are is obviously where I would like to be. I'm not unintentionally not visiting you, or making dumb excuses up to where I can't come see you and the amazing new life you lead. It's just hard for me to leave responsibilities I have now and get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life (Thanks, grown up life.) Homework is rough, exams are rough, life is rough, everything is rough. Not seeing you is incredibly rough, though, and I will be planning a trip straight to your dorm door soon, but until then, know it means everything in the world to see you as soon as possible,

You are my duet partner, my fashion adviser, my boy evaluator, my Ann Perkins to my Leslie Knope, and forever a member of the Bad Blood squad that I decided to make up so I could try to get a little closer to Taylor Swift. You are my best friend, and without you I probably wouldn't have had the guts or motivation to make it to where I am today. Thank you for being you, and know that my accidental deprivation of our friendship is not intentional. You OBVIOUSLYmean way too much to me for that to be the case.

Love, the best friend who is a little sucky at times but who you're stuck with for-probably-ever. (Sorry, not really sorry.)


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