Dear High School Best Friend,

I know we don’t talk much anymore. It feels like forever since I’ve seen you in person. We only really communicate through text or Snapchat every now and then. But, I want you to know that I haven’t forgotten about you. Since I’ve started my final year of college, I’ve been thinking a lot about the friends I have made along the way and how I’ll soon be leaving them behind. I also can’t help and think of you and how much you have helped me grow as a person.

I want you to know that I miss you more than you could ever imagine. Though we don’t talk much, I miss the nights that we would stay up late and fall asleep as we talked. I miss going on late night adventures with you (i.e. our Lay’s potato chip quest). I miss getting ready for football games, school dances, pep rallies, and graduation together. Football games will forever be the highlight of high school for me. The thought of performing with the band and messing around in the stands with you (while we constantly annoyed the band director) will never cease to make me smile. I miss being able to see you every day and I hate that we can hardly ever make arrangements to see each other.

More than anything, I miss having you by my side. I could always count on you to be there for me when I was upset or going through a rough time. Even still, I reach out to you when something goes wrong and I don’t know whom else to turn to. I know you will always be there to comfort me, even in the latest hours of the night.

You were never afraid to call me out when I needed it, and I thank you for that. You helped me during one of the toughest times of my life. Without your advice, I don’t know if I would have ever been able to push myself out of that situation.

I want you to know that I am proud of you. We have taken very different directions since graduation, but I see how hard you work and it makes me so proud. You are such a strong and beautiful person and seeing how far you have come makes me so happy. You will never cease to amaze me with your work ethic and positive attitude.

Finally, I want you to know that I’m sorry. I’m sorry for taking our time together for granted. After I moved away for school, it became harder and harder to maintain contact. I’m sorry for not realizing that my studying and social life would take my time away from our friendship and home in general. I’m sorry for not making more of an effort to see you more often.

I don’t want to focus on the sad things though. I want to focus on all the happy memories we shared and all the ones that we will eventually make. Remember that I will always love you. Thank you so much for being my friend.

Sincerely,

Me