Dear "Best Friend,"

When I first met you, I had no idea how influential you would be in my life. We weren't that close right away, but somehow I knew that we would end up being great friends. Just as I suspected, you shortly became the one I referred to as a best friend. We did everything together. We posted countless Instagram pictures together. You were always in my Snapchat stories and my Facebook posts. We became inseparable. You quickly became someone that I saw as a friend that I would keep throughout my entire life. You know that person who comes to your house and your parents already know they are sitting on the couch, without you even saying anything? That was you.

But like all great stories, something is bound to change.

Here is the thing: I never expected our friendship to change.

It starts off as beginning to get rocky. We might have our first fight, but that's really no big deal. After that fight though, you find another friend. I'm not the jealous type so of course I don't care that you have another friend. The best part though is when you start talking about me to that friend. Not in a good way, but instead trashing me to that friend. This becomes the cycle. I say something you don't like then you run to someone else to talk badly about me. Yet, I still forgive you, even though I know what is going on. Then it starts to get worse. You started to deliberately hurt me. I'll never know why I let you hurt me so much. After all, you were supposed to be my best friend.

The part of being a best friend that stinks so much is when you have to be brutally honest with each other. You can't sugar coat things because as a best friend, it's your job to break the bad news. It's a two way street that turns into a big roller coaster. As a best friend, you take the criticisms from your friend, and you realize they only want the best for you. Maybe they are right.

So to all the best friends who have hurt me.

I first want to say, I'm sorry.

I am so sorry for being there for you. Whether it was a family problem, a relationship problem or even an issue with another friend, I was there. I sat there while you talked, and I tried my hardest to give you advice. I hugged you through the tears, and I slept over every night you needed me.

I'm sorry for being honest with you.

I'll be damned if I am a liar. I'm not built to sugarcoat things, especially not to you. So I'm truly sorry that I may have hurt your feelings while trying to look out for you, but I don't want you to sweeten bad news up for me so please don't expect it in return.

I'm sorry for standing up for you.

When people said terrible things about you and I stood up for you, knowing you would never do the same, I made myself look like a complete fool when you proved all the other people right. I didn't care about looking like a fool though because no matter what you did to deserve ridicule, I had your back, and I never thought you deserved it.

Secondly, I would like to say, thank you.

Thank you for teaching me what a good friend is supposed to be. You showed me all of the qualities not to look for in a person. You showed me how to be a best friend to someone despite all of the wrong you did me. You showed me how shallow and hurtful people in this world can truly be. So, thank you. Despite the ending to our "wonderful" friendship so much good came out of it.

It's kind of sad that we don't speak anymore, but I see that you have other friends willing to put up with you so I'm on to bigger and better things. That being said, take care, old friend.

I do wish you the best.