Dear Ex Bestfriend,
I had a random dream about you last night, which is pretty weird since I haven't seen or talked to you in maybe five years. What was interesting about this dream was that it was just like old times. We were just talking and laughing and turning everything into jokes. Not once did I think about how alien it felt to me. At least, not until I woke up.
I don't even know why we stopped being friends. It's not like we had a big fight or a falling out. We just grew apart. You moved away, made new friends and we became different people. As time went on, we had less and less in common and less and less to talk about. We went from texting every second of every day, to maybe once a day and then to maybe once a week. Eventually, the texts stopped coming altogether.
Years before that though, all the way back to the early years of elementary school, we were inseparable. We were so different from each other that we brought out sides of one another that we didn't know we had. I think our differences ultimately led to our downfall, but at the time, it was great having someone so opposite from me giving me a different outlook on life. There were times where you forced me out of my shell, and I thank you for that. There were also times where you were brutally honest with me, and even though at the time it made me angry, I now thank you for that too. You told me what I needed to hear, and no one else was going to have the bluntness to tell me like it was. It's not that you were mean, you were just and an honest person and you wanted what was best for me, even when that was different from what I wanted.
I've said before that if a friendship is true and genuine, nothing will be able to break it. However, I also think that there are some friends that come into our lives for a reason, but aren't meant to stay in it forever. Their presence is fleeting, but while they're there, they have such a great impact on you. You helped me become more outgoing and honest. You also were there for me during one of the toughest points in my life. Both of our parents went through bad divorces around the same time, and we were there to support one another through it all. You were one of the only people at the time who could even remotely understand what I was going through, and I will always be grateful that I had you.
We haven't had any form of contact since our sophomore year of high school. We're not even friends on any form of social media anymore. But if you somehow come across this letter, just know that I don't have any hard feelings towards you at all. People change and grow up, and that is perfectly OK. I think of you every now and then and hope that you're doing well, wherever you may be nowadays. Maybe, one day, years from now, we'll run into each other on a busy street somewhere. We may stop and talk and catch up. Or maybe we'll walk right past each other like the strangers we are. But no matter what happens, just know that I'll smile to myself and think of all the great memories we have together. You'll always have a special place in my heart, whether you know it or not.
With love,
Your Ex Bestfriend
