It has been a while since we have last seen each other, since we have last shared precious memories and experiences together. We were basically inseparable at one point, sharing classes together or hanging out every weekend. There was once a time when we were always together, and now there is nothing but distance between us.

It feels like years since we have last spoken when in reality it has only been a matter of months. I miss our moments together, I miss hearing your laugh when I tell a stupid joke we both cannot help but find ridiculously funny. Most of all, I miss having you in my life. Yet, I know that nothing will ever be the same, and it is better for us to grow and mature on our own.

This past year, either you have changed or I have changed, or maybe we even both have changed. We are not the same people we were at the beginning of our friendship and I do not think we ever will be those people again. You view life one way, and I view it another way, that is just how it goes. We are both on the same page of very different books, I think it is better if continue with our own stories at our own pace.

We can not pretend that this outcome was a surprise. We began to argue more and never see eye-to-eye. Our opinions began to vary so much that speaking of them only led to more disagreement. Our times together lessened, and after graduation had come and gone, it was like we had never even known each other.

I can not help but think of that cliche, old saying, "if you love someone, let them go." As much as we wish it didn't, it definitely does apply here. As much as we have loved and cared for our friendship and for each other, sometimes time changes things.

We never had that stereotypical argument that people usually expect to end friendships. We have never had the conversation about why we have grown apart and how we feel, it just happened. Some things you can not control, no matter how much you try to.

As much as I have tried to hate you for the problems we have had, I could never really do that. I have spent so much of my time and energy attached to you and our friendship that it is physically impossible for me.

So as we continue reading our own books and doing our own things, I want you to know I will never forget the memories we have shared. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, I will always keep a piece of you in my heart. Maybe one day we will once again find ourselves beginning a new story together, but for now, I hope life offers you nothing but the best.

To my ex-best friend, thank you forever being a part of my life, I could not have imagined that time without you.