To The Friends I'm Leaving Behind
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To The Friends I'm Leaving Behind

We may be far in distance, but never in heart.

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To The Friends I'm Leaving Behind
Amanda Smith

Attending college typically means being exposed to lots of new things, new experiences, a new location and most definitely meeting new people. Although, you will meet new people throughout your time in college or life in general, who says we have to leave anyone behind? Sure, it's likely that all your high school friends didn't keep in touch over your first year of college, but this is for the ones that did-- thank you.

To the friends I’m leaving behind,

I know that during the past year we may have grown apart. We were all busy getting adjusted to our new lives in college and, unlike high school, we didn’t see or talk to each other every day. Although our conversations were getting slim, I wasn’t worried. I knew that once we were all together again, it wouldn’t be hard for us to pick up where we left off, like nothing ever changed. Thank you for being part of the reason that I looked forward to coming home.

Making plans while in school was almost near to impossible. While one of us were staying at school, the other one would be visiting home. It got tough trying to accommodate to everyone’s different schedules. Now over these summer months, we could no longer let distance be an excuse for seeing one another. Thank you for hanging out with me when no one else wanted to.

Not only are you there to the rescue when I need last minute dinner dates or a tag along on spontaneous shopping trips, but you’re always there to accept me just the way I am. I don’t have to worry about impressing you with doing my hair, dressing up, or putting on makeup because you’ll love me in running shorts and a messy ponytail. You accept the fact that sometimes I can be over-dramatic, sarcastic, and complain more than I should. Thank you for accepting me for the person I am.

You’re not only there for the good times, but present for the bad times too. You’ve seen me ugly cry, get frustrated, and rant for hours. When I need someone’s opinion, you’re always there with an honest one. Thank you for never sugar coating things and telling me the truth even if it’s not exactly what I want to hear.

While I am not the happiest about all of us leaving again to go our separate ways, I know that you’ll always be there. I know we’ll all miss each other once we’re not together, but it makes catching up when we see each other so much better. Even if we're in different cities, we won't be out of sight, out of mind. The memories we have made will not fade. When we are together again, I know we'll make plenty more. So here's to you, my best friends-- thank you for being you.

Gladly, we are not literally leaving each other behind, just going our separate ways as we go back to school. While we may be apart in distance, never in heart.

From,

Your never forgotten friend.

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