This article is for anyone who has ever had a friend that, for a stupid reason, is no longer your friend. We all had that friend that had gotten a boyfriend/girlfriend and then drops you like you're nothing. Yeah, we all know how that goes; it’s a “hello and goodbye” conversation because we are no longer good enough for that person. Then we all have that friend that when her boyfriend says something about us to our faces, they still don’t believe it. No matter what seems to happen, this friend has placed us into the trash and will retrieve us when we are useful to them. This is a letter to that friend that has thrown us.

First, let me start off by saying we are not trash and we are not just something you can get rid of and come back to whenever you want. I am not only going to be there when there is no one else to go to. I’m sorry but it’s just not happening. If you want to be my friend we can be friends, but we cannot be just sometimes friends. It kills me to know that after being friends for more than ten years, we will never be friends again. It hurts, but being friends with you means that I get hurt more often than not. So go ahead, throw away everything that we had built all because your boyfriend doesn’t approve of me or talks shit on me, and you don’t want to believe it. This friendship I thought was strong, but to you, it is a game, and if the boy you have known for not even a year is what comes between us and breaks us apart, then let that be so. But I will move on, so you can go ahead and run to him because he obviously means more to you than our friendship. I guess those road trips and those times I was your shoulder to cry on mean absolutely nothing. Now I know what they mean when they say “as you get older, you find out who your real friends are.” It’s just nice to know that you are finally gone, and I have nothing holding me back. So go ahead and spend all of your time with him and forget about us, you know, the ones that were here for you when nobody else was, and see how long he lasts for. When he dumps you, do not come back to me looking for me to help you because I will have already packed my bags and moved on with my life. It is about time you find out what your priorities are and sort out your life. So, once you do that and come back to reality, maybe then I will hear what you have to say. But until that day comes, I suggest you stay away or make amends soon because I will not be around to listen to your apology much longer.

Signed, the Girl Who Lost Her Best Friend to a boy who will not be around forever, or, better yet, “the used to be forever sister.”