Dear Ex-Best Friend,

We had many years of unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime. You accounted for the majority of my youth, from middle school up until a year after high school. We could blame the fact that we aren’t friends anymore on my moving a thousand miles away, but that would be wrong. We could blame it on the fact that you didn’t move at all. Honestly, there are a lot of things that we could say that caused our newfound lack of friendship. I’ve never been much of a kid but my first year of college furthered how grown up I have truly become. So yes, your accusations of the fact that I have “changed” are correct. However, this change I have gone through has been for the better and for that I am thankful. I will not react to your endless amount of subtweets and texts. I will respond to your messages with respect and try my best to be there for you when you truly need me but I will not succumb to you being upset that I have moved on. You know as well as I do how much it meant to me to get out of our nothing town and I am sorry that those were not your plans. I pray that you see my eternal love for Jesus and that you do not mock it. I pray that you wish the best for me as I do for you, every day. I’m sorry that I hurt you worse than a silly boy ever could. Our break up wasn’t intentional, I never meant to lose touch with you. We drifted, I no longer felt the need to call you when things happened. I no longer valued your phone calls, as awful as that sounds. You are still an amazing person and great friend, that hasn’t changed. I still value the time and friendship we once shared, I hope you don’t think otherwise. I know that you’ve seen pictures of my new best friend(s) and I have seen yours too. But, I hope that they’re the ones you can jam out to “True Friend” by Hannah Montana with. I hope they’re the ones who will listen to you cry and are always down for everything. I hope they fulfill the gap of happiness where our friendship once was. Even though we broke up that doesn’t mean I don’t wish you the best because with all of my heart, I do. You played a huge role in helping me become who I am, hold onto that. You were a blessing in the years we spent together, but not the kind of blessing that’s supposed to stay around forever. You may be wondering why it happened at the time that it did, but there’s no huge reason. I broke it off because I couldn’t lead you on anymore. I had to cut the string that kept trailing you along. You’ve since unfollowed me on certain social media websites and put your rage towards me out there but I hope you have found peace. I hope that when you hear my name you remember the good times we shared as we grew up together. Unfortunately, the time came for us to stop growing up together and to grow apart in order to venture on our own paths. Our “forever and always” friendship lasted a good seven years and that’s more than others can say. If you’re reading this, just know that I have begun to find my place and where my future is headed. I hope that you can be happy for me. I continue to pray for you all the time, even if we may not be best friends anymore. My best friends are taking care of me as I pray that yours are of you…

P.S. Thanks for all the laughter and memories. There will never be another best friend quite like you were to me.

Sincerely,

Your truly sorry Ex-Best Friend